diff --git a/modules/holocron/zfs/default.nix b/modules/holocron/zfs/default.nix
index fdd546d..4794345 100644
--- a/modules/holocron/zfs/default.nix
+++ b/modules/holocron/zfs/default.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ in {
       autoScrub.interval = "weekly";
     };
 
+    # install userspace tools for acl's
+    environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [ nfs-utils ];
+
     fileSystems."/holocron" = {
       device = "holocron";
       fsType = "zfs";