diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
index b0c68c41cd1c..0d6c78cf29c4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/udev.nix
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ let
     '';
 
   compressFirmware = firmware:
-    if config.hardware.firmwareCompression == "none" || (firmware.compressFirmware or false) == false then firmware
+    if config.hardware.firmwareCompression == "none" || (firmware.compressFirmware or true) == false then firmware
     else if config.hardware.firmwareCompression == "zstd" then pkgs.compressFirmwareZstd firmware
     else pkgs.compressFirmwareXz firmware;