diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
index 05b7870fc3a..dc174c8b41d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/web-servers/nginx/default.nix
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ let
           ${optionalString (hasSSL && vhost.sslTrustedCertificate != null) ''
             ssl_trusted_certificate ${vhost.sslTrustedCertificate};
           ''}
-          ${optionalString (hasSSL && vhost.rejectSSL) ''
+          ${optionalString vhost.rejectSSL ''
             ssl_reject_handshake on;
           ''}
           ${optionalString (hasSSL && vhost.kTLS) ''