diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
index bf1304ee7ac2..efa3b5b6bd76 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/misc/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ in
         fi
       '';
 
-    nix.nrBuildUsers = mkDefault (lib.max 10 cfg.maxJobs);
+    nix.nrBuildUsers = mkDefault (lib.max 32 cfg.maxJobs);
 
     users.extraUsers = nixbldUsers;