diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml
index 1fd3a1c5664..d0ff81c1dbb 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/man-nixos-rebuild.xml
@@ -118,6 +118,11 @@
      <arg choice='plain'><option>-v</option></arg>
     </group>
    </arg>
+   <arg>
+    <group choice='req'>
+     <arg choice='plain'><option>--impure</option></arg>
+    </group>
+   </arg>
    <arg>
     <group choice='req'>
      <arg choice='plain'><option>--max-jobs</option></arg>
@@ -564,7 +569,7 @@
    In addition, <command>nixos-rebuild</command> accepts various Nix-related
    flags, including <option>--max-jobs</option> / <option>-j</option>,
    <option>--show-trace</option>, <option>--keep-failed</option>,
-   <option>--keep-going</option> and <option>--verbose</option> /
+   <option>--keep-going</option>, <option>--impure</option>, and <option>--verbose</option> /
    <option>-v</option>. See the Nix manual for details.
   </para>
  </refsection>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
index 08813d17ff9..e452e24d263 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
         j="$1"; shift 1
         extraBuildFlags+=("$i" "$j")
         ;;
-      --show-trace|--keep-failed|-K|--keep-going|-k|--verbose|-v|-vv|-vvv|-vvvv|-vvvvv|--fallback|--repair|--no-build-output|-Q|-j*|-L|--refresh|--no-net)
+      --show-trace|--keep-failed|-K|--keep-going|-k|--verbose|-v|-vv|-vvv|-vvvv|-vvvvv|--fallback|--repair|--no-build-output|-Q|-j*|-L|--refresh|--no-net|--impure)
         extraBuildFlags+=("$i")
         ;;
       --option)