diff --git a/backup.nix b/backup.nix
index ede80b9..6b11ba9 100644
--- a/backup.nix
+++ b/backup.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { lib, config, pkgs, utils, ... }:
 let
   cfg = config.backup-helper;
-  escaped-path = utils.escapeSystemdPath "/etc/machine-id";
+  escaped-path = "/etc/machine-id";
   restic-wrapper = pkgs.writeShellApplication {
     name = "restic-wrapper";
     runtimeInputs = [