diff --git a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/cuda_compat.nix b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/cuda_compat.nix
index 08ba2218f84a..76239b729cb2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/cuda_compat.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/cuda-modules/packages/cuda_compat.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ buildRedist {
   meta = {
     description = "Provides minor version forward compatibility for the CUDA runtime";
     homepage = "https://docs.nvidia.com/deploy/cuda-compatibility";
-    problems = lib.optionalAttrs config.enableCudaDriverCompat {
+    problems = lib.optionalAttrs (!config.enableCudaDriverCompat) {
       cuda-compat-disabled = {
         kind = "broken";
         message = "cuda_compat must be explicitly enabled using config.enableCudaDriverCompat.";