diff --git a/packages.nix b/packages.nix
index c69ae1b1..356e4809 100644
--- a/packages.nix
+++ b/packages.nix
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ lib.attrsets.mapAttrs
           ssh ${target} bash -e <<END
           set -eou pipefail
 
-          nix build --no-link ${toplevelDrvPath}
+          nix build --no-link ${toplevelDrvPath}^*
           ${discardStringCtx hostConfig.nix.package}/bin/nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/system --set ${toplevelOutPath}
           ${toplevelOutPath}/bin/switch-to-configuration "''${@:-switch}"
           END