diff --git a/common/gpu/nvidia/default.nix b/common/gpu/nvidia/default.nix
index de1494e..df28c06 100644
--- a/common/gpu/nvidia/default.nix
+++ b/common/gpu/nvidia/default.nix
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
   imports = [ ../24.05-compat.nix ];
   services.xserver.videoDrivers = lib.mkDefault [ "nvidia" ];
   # TODO: this will be a default after https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/326369
-  hardware.nvidia.modesetting.enable = true;
+  hardware.nvidia.modesetting.enable = lib.mkDefault true;
 }