diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/clone-config.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/clone-config.xml
index 21c4ea75d6d..04fa1643d0f 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/clone-config.xml
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/configuration/profiles/clone-config.xml
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@
   On images where the installation media also becomes an installation target,
   copying over <literal>configuration.nix</literal> should be disabled by
   setting <literal>installer.cloneConfig</literal> to <literal>false</literal>.
-  This is already done in <literal>sd-image.nix</literal>.
+  For example, this is done in <literal>sd-image-aarch64.nix</literal>.
  </para>
 </section>
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64.nix
index a9241870fa7..2d34406a032 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-aarch64.nix
@@ -59,4 +59,8 @@ in
       ${extlinux-conf-builder} -t 3 -c ${config.system.build.toplevel} -d ./files/boot
     '';
   };
+
+  # the installation media is also the installation target,
+  # so we don't want to provide the installation configuration.nix.
+  installer.cloneConfig = false;
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-armv7l-multiplatform.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-armv7l-multiplatform.nix
index dab09241531..651d1a36dc1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-armv7l-multiplatform.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-armv7l-multiplatform.nix
@@ -56,4 +56,8 @@ in
       ${extlinux-conf-builder} -t 3 -c ${config.system.build.toplevel} -d ./files/boot
     '';
   };
+
+  # the installation media is also the installation target,
+  # so we don't want to provide the installation configuration.nix.
+  installer.cloneConfig = false;
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi.nix
index 8c9090471dc..2a131d9ce98 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi.nix
@@ -45,4 +45,8 @@ in
       ${extlinux-conf-builder} -t 3 -c ${config.system.build.toplevel} -d ./files/boot
     '';
   };
+
+  # the installation media is also the installation target,
+  # so we don't want to provide the installation configuration.nix.
+  installer.cloneConfig = false;
 }
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image.nix
index 34b95478944..0a015044155 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image.nix
@@ -194,9 +194,5 @@ in
         rm -f /nix-path-registration
       fi
     '';
-
-    # the installation media is also the installation target,
-    # so we don't want to provide the installation configuration.nix.
-    installer.cloneConfig = false;
   };
 }