1 files changed, 16 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/modules.nix b/lib/modules.nix
index a41c9da610acf..0869eae1982b6 100644
--- a/lib/modules.nix
+++ b/lib/modules.nix
@@ -476,8 +476,22 @@ rec {
      optionSet to options of type submodule.  FIXME: remove
      eventually. */
   fixupOptionType = loc: opt:
-    if opt.type.getSubModules or null == null
-      then opt // { type = opt.type or types.unspecified; }
+    let
+      options = opt.options or
+        (throw "Option `${showOption loc'}' has type optionSet but has no option attribute, in ${showFiles opt.declarations}.");
+      f = tp:
+        let optionSetIn = type: (tp.name == type) && (tp.functor.wrapped.name == "optionSet");
+        in
+        if tp.name == "option set" || tp.name == "submodule" then
+          throw "The option ${showOption loc} uses submodules without a wrapping type, in ${showFiles opt.declarations}."
+        else if optionSetIn "attrsOf" then types.attrsOf (types.submodule options)
+        else if optionSetIn "loaOf"   then types.loaOf   (types.submodule options)
+        else if optionSetIn "listOf"  then types.listOf  (types.submodule options)
+        else if optionSetIn "nullOr"  then types.nullOr  (types.submodule options)
+        else tp;
+    in
+      if opt.type.getSubModules or null == null
+      then opt // { type = f (opt.type or types.unspecified); }
       else opt // { type = opt.type.substSubModules opt.options; options = []; };