diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index 8d6343816e44..eb344d92377a 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -1617,7 +1617,6 @@ in
           MemoryDenyWriteExecute =
             !(
               (builtins.any (mod: (mod.allowMemoryWriteExecute or false)) cfg.package.modules)
-              || cfg.lua.enable
               || (cfg.package == pkgs.openresty)
             );
           RestrictRealtime = true;