diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/update.sh b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/update.sh
index df53068713de..ea67a62c107a 100755
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/update.sh
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/update.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 #!/bin/sh -e
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
-sp="$(nix-build -Q --no-out-link update.nix -A update)"
+sp="$(nix-build --builders "" -Q --no-out-link update.nix -A update)"
 cat "$sp" > upstream-info.nix