diff --git a/tests/functional/nix-profile.sh b/tests/functional/nix-profile.sh
index 6f304bd9a..35a62fbe2 100644
--- a/tests/functional/nix-profile.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/nix-profile.sh
@@ -199,6 +199,6 @@ clearProfiles
 mkdir -p $TEST_ROOT/import-profile
 outPath=$(nix build --no-link --print-out-paths $flake1Dir/flake.nix^out)
 printf '{ "version": 2, "elements": [ { "active": true, "attrPath": "legacyPackages.x86_64-linux.hello", "originalUrl": "flake:nixpkgs", "outputs": null, "priority": 5, "storePaths": [ "%s" ], "url": "github:NixOS/nixpkgs/aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa" } ] }' "$outPath" > $TEST_ROOT/import-profile/manifest.json
-nix build --profile $TEST_HOME/.nix-profile $(nix store add-path $TEST_ROOT/import-profile)
+nix build --profile $TEST_HOME/.nix-profile $(nix store add-path $TEST_ROOT/import-profile) --no-link
 nix profile list | grep -A4 'Name:.*hello' | grep "Store paths:.*$outPath"
 nix profile remove hello 2>&1 | grep 'removed 1 packages, kept 0 packages'