1 files changed, 6 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/lib/testing/driver.nix b/nixos/lib/testing/driver.nix
index 23574698c0629..cc97ca72083f9 100644
--- a/nixos/lib/testing/driver.nix
+++ b/nixos/lib/testing/driver.nix
@@ -175,7 +175,12 @@ in
   };
 
   config = {
-    _module.args.hostPkgs = config.hostPkgs;
+    _module.args = {
+      hostPkgs =
+        # Comment is in nixos/modules/misc/nixpkgs.nix
+        lib.mkOverride lib.modules.defaultOverridePriority
+          config.hostPkgs.__splicedPackages;
+    };
 
     driver = withChecks driver;