diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/i2c.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/i2c.nix
index badb5fbee4b0..0ca6e82dc402 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/i2c.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/i2c.nix
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ in
         name = "i2c-udev-rules";
         text = ''
           # allow group ${cfg.group} and users with a seat use of i2c devices
-          ACTION=="add", KERNEL=="i2c-[0-9]*", TAG+="uaccess", GROUP="${cfg.group}", MODE="660"
+          ACTION!="remove", KERNEL=="i2c-[0-9]*", TAG+="uaccess", GROUP="${cfg.group}", MODE="660"
         '';
         destination = "/etc/udev/rules.d/70-i2c.rules";
       }