diff --git a/corepkgs/nar.nix b/corepkgs/nar.nix
index 73009047..c3db19d0 100644
--- a/corepkgs/nar.nix
+++ b/corepkgs/nar.nix
@@ -43,4 +43,7 @@ derivation {
 
   # Don't build in a chroot because Nix's dependencies may not be there.
   __noChroot = true;
+
+  # Remote machines may not have ${nixBinDir} or ${coreutils} in the same prefixes
+  preferLocalBuild = true;
 }