diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index d3ee3d54b3b7..42e43f5ee023 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -702,7 +702,7 @@ in
 
     services.qemuGuest.enable = cfg.qemu.guestAgent.enable;
 
-    system.build.vm = pkgs.runCommand "run-${config.system.name}-vm" { preferLocalBuild = true; }
+    system.build.vm = pkgs.runCommand "nixos-vm" { preferLocalBuild = true; }
       ''
         mkdir -p $out/bin
         ln -s ${config.system.build.toplevel} $out/system