diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
index f758c08d3b75..e0e79f63fab7 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -149,10 +149,11 @@ nixBuild() {
                 local j="$1"; shift 1
                 instArgs+=("$i" "$j")
                 ;;
-              -I)
-                # We don't want this in buildArgs
+              -I) # We don't want this in buildArgs
                 shift 1
                 ;;
+              --no-out-link) # We don't want this in buildArgs
+                ;;
               "<"*) # nix paths
                 instArgs+=("$i")
                 ;;