diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
index 27f03f2fb58c..f301d838f663 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
@@ -725,9 +725,8 @@ if (($requireNewInstall != 0) && ($efiTarget eq "only" || $efiTarget eq "both"))
     if ($forceInstall eq "true") {
         push @command, "--force";
     }
-    if ($canTouchEfiVariables eq "true") {
-        push @command, "--bootloader-id=$bootloaderId";
-    } else {
+    push @command, "--bootloader-id=$bootloaderId";
+    if ($canTouchEfiVariables ne "true") {
         push @command, "--no-nvram";
         push @command, "--removable" if $efiInstallAsRemovable eq "true";
     }