diff --git a/tinygrad/device.py b/tinygrad/device.py
index f8f18b1777..dd42cc8992 100644
--- a/tinygrad/device.py
+++ b/tinygrad/device.py
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class _Device:
   def DEFAULT(self) -> str:
     device_from_env: Optional[str] = functools.reduce(lambda val, ele: ele if getenv(ele) == 1 else val, self._devices, None)   # type: ignore
     if device_from_env: return device_from_env
-    for device in ["METAL", "AMD", "CUDA", "GPU", "CLANG", "LLVM"]:
+    for device in ["METAL", "AMD", "NV", "CUDA", "GPU", "CLANG", "LLVM"]:
       try:
         if self[device]:
           os.environ[device] = "1"   # we set this in environment for spawned children