diff --git a/lib/modules/partition/disks.nix b/lib/modules/partition/disks.nix
index f313153f..9e3a3bcd 100644
--- a/lib/modules/partition/disks.nix
+++ b/lib/modules/partition/disks.nix
@@ -324,14 +324,17 @@
                 builtins.concatMap
                   (_: [
                     probeScript
-                    (builtins.concatStringsSep " " [
+                    (builtins.concatStringsSep " " ([
                       "sudo"
                       "mount"
                       "--mkdir"
+                    ] ++ (lib.optionals (_.format == "ntfs") [
+                      "-t" "ntfs3"
+                    ]) ++ [
                       (builtins.concatStringsSep " " (builtins.map (_: "-o ${_}") _.mountOptions))
                       (partPath _)
                       (normalizePath "/${rootDir}/${_.mountPoint}")
-                    ])
+                    ]))
                   ])
                   (lib.lists.sortOn
                     (_: normalizePath "/${_.mountPoint}")