diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fancontrol.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fancontrol.nix
index 5574c5a132e5..861b70970b87 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fancontrol.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/fancontrol.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ in
       after = [ "lm_sensors.service" ];
 
       serviceConfig = {
+        Restart = "on-failure";
         ExecStart = "${pkgs.lm_sensors}/sbin/fancontrol ${configFile}";
       };
     };