diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/webcam/facetimehd.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/webcam/facetimehd.nix
index 309cedca48ba..2a2fcf3057d4 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/video/webcam/facetimehd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/video/webcam/facetimehd.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ in
 
     # unload module during suspend/hibernate as it crashes the whole system
     powerManagement.powerDownCommands = ''
-      ${pkgs.kmod}/bin/rmmod -f facetimehd
+      ${pkgs.kmod}/bin/lsmod | ${pkgs.gnugrep}/bin/grep -q "^facetimehd" && ${pkgs.kmod}/bin/rmmod -f -v facetimehd
     '';
 
     # and load it back on resume