diff --git a/examples/hello/default.nix b/examples/hello/default.nix
index 609b529f..a23c07f2 100644
--- a/examples/hello/default.nix
+++ b/examples/hello/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,11 @@
-{ device ? null }:
-
-let
-  system-build = import ../../. {
-    inherit device;
-    configuration = [ { imports = [ ./configuration.nix ]; } ];
-  };
-in
-  system-build // {
-    ___readme-default = throw ''
-    Cannot directly build for ${device}...
+{ device ? null, pkgs ? null }@args:
 
+import ../../lib/eval-with-configuration.nix (args // {
+  configuration = [ (import ./configuration.nix) ];
+  additionalHelpInstructions = ''
     You can build the `-A build.default` attribute to build the default output
     for your device.
 
      $ nix-build examples/hello --argstr device ${device} -A build.default
-
-    *************************************************************************
-    * Please also read your device's documentation for further usage notes. *
-    *************************************************************************
   '';
-  }
+})