diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/update.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/update.nix
index 09f834a90c6f..de45d4099371 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/update.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/source/update.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 { system ? builtins.currentSystem }:
 
 let
-  inherit (import <nixpkgs> {}) lib writeText stdenv;
+  inherit (import <nixpkgs> {
+    inherit system;
+  }) lib writeText stdenv;
 
   sources = if builtins.pathExists ./sources.nix
             then import ./sources.nix