diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
index b9eb7f69ef43..8f6b5c22ea4f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ in
       }
 
       {
-        assertion = cfg.powerManagement.enable -> offloadCfg.enable;
+        assertion = cfg.powerManagement.finegrained -> offloadCfg.enable;
         message = "Fine-grained power management requires offload to be enabled.";
       }