diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix
index 9a3daa3d2705..5276dfd2aff4 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/persistenced.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ m4 ];
   buildInputs = [ libtirpc ];
 
+  inherit (nvidia_x11) makeFlags;
+
   installFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
 
   postFixup = ''