diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
index 7ca9a63d95af..24d013c642e2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/monitoring/ups.nix
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ in
       environment = envVars;
       serviceConfig = {
         Type = "oneshot";
-        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/upsdrvctl shutdown";
+        ExecStart = "${cfg.package}/bin/upsdrvctl -u root shutdown";
       };
     };