diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
index 5c35cfa177a2..65f8a7ed335b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/gitea.nix
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ in
     systemd.services.gitea = {
       description = "gitea";
       after = [ "network.target" ] ++ optional usePostgresql "postgresql.service" ++ optional useMysql "mysql.service";
-      requires = optional usePostgresql "postgresql.service" ++ optional useMysql "mysql.service";
+      requires = optional (cfg.database.createDatabase && usePostgresql) "postgresql.service" ++ optional (cfg.database.createDatabase && useMysql) "mysql.service";
       wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
       path = [ cfg.package pkgs.git pkgs.gnupg ];