diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/default.nix
index 07445ffb1c99..43896afa4f15 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/xfce/panel-plugins/xfce4-sensors-plugin/default.nix
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@
   lm_sensors,
   hddtemp,
   netcat-gnu,
-  nvidiaSupport ? true,
   libXNVCtrl,
+  nvidiaSupport ? lib.meta.availableOn stdenv.hostPlatform libXNVCtrl,
   gitUpdater,
 }: