diff --git a/modules/dependencies.nix b/modules/dependencies.nix
index 8ee7acfd..9ca4e42d 100644
--- a/modules/dependencies.nix
+++ b/modules/dependencies.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ let
 
   packages = {
     bat.default = "bat";
+    cornelis.default = "cornelis";
     ctags.default = "ctags";
     curl.default = "curl";
     direnv.default = "direnv";
diff --git a/plugins/by-name/cornelis/default.nix b/plugins/by-name/cornelis/default.nix
index 18ecc298..0925a8dd 100644
--- a/plugins/by-name/cornelis/default.nix
+++ b/plugins/by-name/cornelis/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, pkgs, ... }:
+{ lib, ... }:
 let
   inherit (lib.nixvim) defaultNullOpts;
 in
@@ -8,14 +8,16 @@ lib.nixvim.plugins.mkVimPlugin {
 
   maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.GaetanLepage ];
 
-  extraOptions = {
-    cornelisPackage = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "cornelis" {
-      nullable = true;
-    };
-  };
+  imports = [
+    # TODO: added 2025-04-07, remove after 25.05
+    (lib.nixvim.mkRemovedPackageOptionModule {
+      plugin = "cornelis";
+      packageName = "cornelis";
+    })
+  ];
 
-  extraConfig = cfg: {
-    extraPackages = [ cfg.cornelisPackage ];
+  extraConfig = {
+    dependencies.cornelis.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
   };
 
   settingsOptions = {