diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/container.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/container.nix
index e6344a0d5c7a..dd2e6579a932 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/container.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/container.nix
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ in {
         rm /nix-path-registration
       fi
 
-      # nixos-rebuild also requires a "system" profile and an
-      # /etc/NIXOS tag.
-      touch /etc/NIXOS
+      # nixos-rebuild also requires a "system" profile
       ${config.nix.package}/bin/nix-env -p /nix/var/nix/profiles/system --set /run/current-system
     '';
 
diff --git a/nixos/release.nix b/nixos/release.nix
index efc49adce463..12dd81f89707 100644
--- a/nixos/release.nix
+++ b/nixos/release.nix
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ in rec {
   });
 
   # Provide container tarball for lxc, libvirt-lxc, docker-lxc, ...
-  container_tarball = forAllSystems (system: makeSystemTarball {
+  containerTarball = forAllSystems (system: makeSystemTarball {
     module = ./modules/virtualisation/lxc-container.nix;
     inherit system;
   });