diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/gdm.nix b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/gdm.nix
index f8f82bda3fa4..676d08b93e2c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/gdm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/x11/display-managers/gdm.nix
@@ -207,7 +207,9 @@ in
     # conflicts display-manager.service, then when nixos-rebuild
     # switch starts multi-user.target, display-manager.service is
     # stopped so plymouth-quit.service can be started.)
-    systemd.services.plymouth-quit.wantedBy = lib.mkForce [];
+    systemd.services.plymouth-quit = mkIf config.boot.plymouth.enable {
+      wantedBy = lib.mkForce [];
+    };
 
     systemd.services.display-manager.serviceConfig = {
       # Restart = "always"; - already defined in xserver.nix