diff --git a/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix b/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix
index bc450019..6a56d7a7 100644
--- a/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix
+++ b/nix/configurations/vanadium.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ in
       # nixpkgs
       #
       {
+        # affect the generated nix.conf, doesn't need to be turned off during nixos-install
+        nix.distributedBuilds = true;
+
         nixpkgs = {
           config = {
             # For btop, ROCm support is needed for AMD GPU