diff --git a/nixos/lib/make-disk-image.nix b/nixos/lib/make-disk-image.nix
index 15302ae82414..e784ec9e6778 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/make-disk-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/lib/make-disk-image.nix
@@ -170,6 +170,7 @@ let format' = format; in let
       config.system.build.nixos-install
       config.system.build.nixos-enter
       nix
+      systemdMinimal
     ] ++ stdenv.initialPath);
 
   # I'm preserving the line below because I'm going to search for it across nixpkgs to consolidate