diff --git a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-deploy-network/nixos-deploy-network.sh b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-deploy-network/nixos-deploy-network.sh
index dc2b2198cfc..f1668ce780d 100644
--- a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-deploy-network/nixos-deploy-network.sh
+++ b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-deploy-network/nixos-deploy-network.sh
@@ -63,5 +63,5 @@ fi
 
 # Deploy the network
 
-vms=`nix-build $NIXOS/modules/installer/tools/nixos-deploy-network/deploy.nix --argstr networkExpr $networkExpr $showTraceArg $noOutLinkArg`
+vms=`nix-build $NIXOS/modules/installer/tools/nixos-deploy-network/deploy.nix --argstr networkExpr $networkExpr --argstr nixos $NIXOS $showTraceArg $noOutLinkArg`
 $vms/bin/deploy-systems