diff --git a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/nixos-build-vms.sh b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/nixos-build-vms.sh
index acdc7ebc5c2e..d24a1ccb70d9 100644
--- a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/nixos-build-vms.sh
+++ b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/nixos-build-vms.sh
@@ -58,5 +58,5 @@ fi
 
 # Build a network of VMs
 
-nix-build '<nixos>/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/build-vms.nix' \
+nix-build '<nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-build-vms/build-vms.nix>' \
     --argstr networkExpr $networkExpr  $noOutLinkArg $showTraceArg