diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
index b694dc1fd0ca..351d71ab8e2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generic.nix
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ let
       };
       persistenced = mapNullable (hash: callPackage (import ./persistenced.nix self hash) { }) persistencedSha256;
       inherit persistencedVersion settingsVersion;
+      compressFirmware = false;
     } // optionalAttrs (!i686bundled) {
       inherit lib32;
     };