diff --git a/system/default.nix b/system/default.nix
index 14bd5277..b6b3df2c 100644
--- a/system/default.nix
+++ b/system/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ in {
 
     modules = [
       ./common.nix
+      ./options.nix
 
       conf.extraConfig
       conf.hardware-configuration
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ in {
 
     modules = [
       ./common.nix
+      ./options.nix
 
       conf.extraConfig
       conf.hardware-configuration
diff --git a/system/options.nix b/system/options.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4de91a99
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system/options.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{lib, ...}: {
+  options.gaming.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Enable gaming";
+  config.gaming.enable = lib.mkDefault false;
+}
diff --git a/system/steam.nix b/system/steam.nix
index 57a2e2db..80a0b388 100644
--- a/system/steam.nix
+++ b/system/steam.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@
   config,
   ...
 }: {
-  options.gaming.enable = lib.mkEnableOption "Enable gaming";
-
   config = lib.mkIf config.gaming.enable {
     programs.steam = {
       enable = true;