diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
index 73e63e2ee99b..e037c1731c04 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
@@ -539,6 +539,7 @@ in {
 
     boot.kernelModules = [ "ctr" ];
 
+    security.polkit.enable = true;
     security.polkit.extraConfig = polkitConf;
 
     services.dbus.packages = cfg.packages