diff --git a/nixops/desktop.nix b/nixops/desktop.nix
index 87bac5c3..30df0d3d 100644
--- a/nixops/desktop.nix
+++ b/nixops/desktop.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   deployment.targetHost = host;
+  nix.nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${pkgs.path}" ];
 
   imports =
     [
diff --git a/nixops/light.nix b/nixops/light.nix
index 7fa394b4..7eae12eb 100644
--- a/nixops/light.nix
+++ b/nixops/light.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 {
   deployment.targetHost = host;
+  nix.nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${pkgs.path}" ];
 
   imports =
     [
diff --git a/nixops/rpi.nix b/nixops/rpi.nix
index a562f8ea..4194f628 100644
--- a/nixops/rpi.nix
+++ b/nixops/rpi.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ let
 in
 {
   deployment.targetHost = host;
+  nix.nixPath = [ "nixpkgs=${pkgs.path}" ];
   nixpkgs.system = "aarch64-linux";
 
   boot.loader.grub.enable = false;