diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/nccl.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/nccl.nix
index 48ce87101eba..07f0ba06a067 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/nccl.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/nccl.nix
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
 }:
 let
   inherit (_cuda.lib) _mkMetaBadPlatforms;
-  inherit (backendStdenv) hasJetsonCudaCapability;
+  inherit (backendStdenv) hasJetsonCudaCapability requestedJetsonCudaCapabilities;
   inherit (lib) licenses maintainers teams;
   inherit (lib.attrsets)
     getBin
@@ -91,8 +91,10 @@ backendStdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   passthru = {
     platformAssertions = [
       {
-        message = "target is not a Jetson device";
-        assertion = !hasJetsonCudaCapability;
+        message = "Pre-Thor Jetson devices (CUDA capabilities < 10.1) are not supported by NCCL";
+        assertion =
+          !hasJetsonCudaCapability
+          || lib.all (lib.flip lib.versionAtLeast "10.1") requestedJetsonCudaCapabilities;
       }
     ];
 
@@ -110,7 +112,7 @@ backendStdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       "aarch64-linux"
       "x86_64-linux"
     ];
-    # NCCL is not supported on Jetson, because it does not use NVLink or PCI-e for inter-GPU communication.
+    # NCCL is not supported on Pre-Thor Jetsons, because it does not use NVLink or PCI-e for inter-GPU communication.
     # https://forums.developer.nvidia.com/t/can-jetson-orin-support-nccl/232845/9
     badPlatforms = _mkMetaBadPlatforms finalAttrs;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [