diff --git a/modules/base.nix b/modules/base.nix
index c7596ba0..7c4cade6 100644
--- a/modules/base.nix
+++ b/modules/base.nix
@@ -32,11 +32,6 @@
     ];
   };
 
-  programs.ssh = {
-    extraConfig = vars_networking.ssh.extraConfig;
-    knownHosts = vars_networking.ssh.knownHosts;
-  };
-
   nix.settings = {
     # enable flakes globally
     experimental-features = ["nix-command" "flakes"];
diff --git a/modules/nixos/base/networking.nix b/modules/nixos/base/networking.nix
index b2e11606..5cfa3fa6 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/base/networking.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/base/networking.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
-{lib, ...}: {
+{
+  lib,
+  vars_networking,
+  ...
+}: {
   # networking.firewall.allowedTCPPorts = [ ... ];
   # networking.firewall.allowedUDPPorts = [ ... ];
   # Or disable the firewall altogether.
   networking.firewall.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
 
+  programs.ssh = {
+    extraConfig = vars_networking.ssh.extraConfig;
+    knownHosts = vars_networking.ssh.knownHosts;
+  };
+
   # Enable the OpenSSH daemon.
   services.openssh = {
     enable = true;