diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix
index 7dc0eba205c6..32ec588d0f00 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/nixos-containers.nix
@@ -488,12 +488,7 @@ in
                       extraConfig = { options, ... }: {
                         _file = "module at ${__curPos.file}:${toString __curPos.line}";
                         config = {
-                          nixpkgs = if options.nixpkgs?pkgs && host.options.nixpkgs.pkgs.isDefined
-                                    then { inherit (host.config.nixpkgs) pkgs; }
-                                    else if options.nixpkgs?hostPlatform && host.options.nixpkgs.hostPlatform.isDefined
-                                    then { inherit (host.config.nixpkgs) hostPlatform; }
-                                    else { inherit (host.config.nixpkgs) localSystem; }
-                          ;
+                          nixpkgs = { inherit (host.pkgs.stdenv) hostPlatform; };
                           boot.isContainer = true;
                           networking.hostName = mkDefault name;
                           networking.useDHCP = false;