diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
index 055ad2e3e844..d4277ebd80cf 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1-init.sh
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 targetRoot=/mnt-root
 console=tty1
 
+extraUtils="@extraUtils@"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=@extraUtils@/lib
 export PATH=@extraUtils@/bin
 ln -s @extraUtils@/bin /bin