diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
index 53029b590677..a949e0e0ec3d 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/networking/networkmanager.nix
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ in {
 
                 if [ "$2" != "up" ]; then
                     logger "exit: event $2 != up"
+                    exit
                 fi
 
                 # coreutils and iproute are in PATH too