diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
index f60911ebe685..948f097395fe 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2505.section.md
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@
 
 - `nodePackages.copy-webpack-plugin` has been removed, as it should be installed in projects that use it instead.
 
+- `linuxPackages.nvidiaPackages.dc_520` has been removed since it is marked broken and there are better newer alternatives.
+
 - `racket_7_9` has been removed, as it is insecure. It is recommended to use Racket 8 instead.
 
 - `ente-auth` now uses the name `enteauth` for its binary. The previous name was `ente_auth`.
diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
index 0980c4948426..dc1120dda916 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/nvidia.nix
@@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ in
               message = "You cannot configure both X11 and Data Center drivers at the same time.";
             }
             {
-              assertion = cfg.open != null;
+              assertion = cfg.open != null || cfg.datacenter.enable;
               message = ''
                 You must configure `hardware.nvidia.open` on NVIDIA driver versions >= 560.
                 It is suggested to use the open source kernel modules on Turing or later GPUs (RTX series, GTX 16xx), and the closed source modules otherwise.
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
index 1c7f44c4c172..5232106bf7b6 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
@@ -100,20 +100,7 @@ rec {
   };
 
   # data center driver compatible with current default cudaPackages
-  dc = dc_520;
-  dc_520 = generic rec {
-    version = "520.61.05";
-    url = "https://us.download.nvidia.com/tesla/${version}/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-${version}.run";
-    sha256_64bit = "sha256-EPYWZwOur/6iN/otDMrNDpNXr1mzu8cIqQl8lXhQlzU==";
-    fabricmanagerSha256 = "sha256-o8Kbmkg7qczKQclaGvEyXNzEOWq9ZpQZn9syeffnEiE==";
-    useSettings = false;
-    usePersistenced = false;
-    useFabricmanager = true;
-
-    patches = [ rcu_patch ];
-
-    broken = kernel.kernelAtLeast "6.5";
-  };
+  dc = dc_565;
 
   dc_535 = generic rec {
     version = "535.154.05";
@@ -128,6 +115,17 @@ rec {
     patches = [ rcu_patch ];
   };
 
+  dc_565 = generic rec {
+    version = "565.57.01";
+    url = "https://us.download.nvidia.com/tesla/${version}/NVIDIA-Linux-x86_64-${version}.run";
+    sha256_64bit = "sha256-buvpTlheOF6IBPWnQVLfQUiHv4GcwhvZW3Ks0PsYLHo=";
+    persistencedSha256 = "sha256-hdszsACWNqkCh8G4VBNitDT85gk9gJe1BlQ8LdrYIkg=";
+    fabricmanagerSha256 = "sha256-umhyehddbQ9+xhhoiKC7SOSVxscA5pcnqvkQOOLIdsM=";
+    useSettings = false;
+    usePersistenced = true;
+    useFabricmanager = true;
+  };
+
   # Update note:
   # If you add a legacy driver here, also update `top-level/linux-kernels.nix`,
   # adding to the `nvidia_x11_legacy*` entries.
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/fabricmanager.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/fabricmanager.nix
index f032ade0d837..cc11ad9d745e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/fabricmanager.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/fabricmanager.nix
@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@ nvidia_x11: sha256:
   lib,
   fetchurl,
   patchelf,
+  zlib,
+  glibc,
 }:
 
 let
   sys = lib.concatStringsSep "-" (lib.reverseList (lib.splitString "-" stdenv.system));
   bsys = builtins.replaceStrings [ "_" ] [ "-" ] sys;
   fmver = nvidia_x11.version;
+  ldd = (lib.getBin glibc) + "/bin/ldd";
 in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -23,14 +26,23 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     inherit sha256;
   };
 
+  phases = [
+    "unpackPhase"
+    "installPhase"
+  ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out/{bin,share/nvidia-fabricmanager}
     for bin in nv{-fabricmanager,switch-audit};do
-    ${patchelf}/bin/patchelf \
-      --set-interpreter ${stdenv.cc.libc}/lib/ld-${bsys}.so.2 \
-      --set-rpath ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ stdenv.cc.libc ]} \
-      --shrink-rpath \
-      bin/$bin
+      ${patchelf}/bin/patchelf \
+        --set-interpreter ${stdenv.cc.libc}/lib/ld-${bsys}.so.2 \
+        --set-rpath ${
+          lib.makeLibraryPath [
+            stdenv.cc.libc
+            zlib
+          ]
+        } \
+        bin/$bin
     done
     mv bin/nv{-fabricmanager,switch-audit} $out/bin/.
     for d in etc systemd share/nvidia;do
@@ -39,6 +51,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     for d in include lib;do
       mv $d $out/.
     done
+    patchShebangs $out/bin
+
+    for b in $out/bin/*;do
+      ${ldd} $b | grep -vqz "not found"
+    done
   '';
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 821784d3b886..7d0e2aadd85b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -430,8 +430,8 @@ in {
     nvidia_x11_production  = nvidiaPackages.production;
     nvidia_x11_vulkan_beta = nvidiaPackages.vulkan_beta;
     nvidia_dc              = nvidiaPackages.dc;
-    nvidia_dc_520          = nvidiaPackages.dc_520;
     nvidia_dc_535          = nvidiaPackages.dc_535;
+    nvidia_dc_565          = nvidiaPackages.dc_565;
 
     # this is not a replacement for nvidia_x11*
     # only the opensource kernel driver exposed for hydra to build