diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/libnvshmem.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/libnvshmem.nix
index ddc8953b0232..b9635e5f6324 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/libnvshmem.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/libnvshmem.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
   withIbgda ? true,
   withLibfabric ? true,
   withMpi ? true,
-  withNccl ? true,
+  withNccl ? nccl.meta.available,
   withPmix ? true,
   withUcx ? true,
 }: