diff --git a/nixos/modules/image/repart-image.nix b/nixos/modules/image/repart-image.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b4a1dfe51ff3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nixos/modules/image/repart-image.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+# This is an expression meant to be called from `./repart.nix`, it is NOT a
+# NixOS module that can be imported.
+
+{ lib
+, runCommand
+, python3
+, black
+, ruff
+, mypy
+, systemd
+, fakeroot
+, util-linux
+, dosfstools
+, mtools
+, e2fsprogs
+, squashfsTools
+, erofs-utils
+, btrfs-progs
+, xfsprogs
+
+  # arguments
+, name
+, fileSystems
+, partitions
+, split
+, seed
+, definitionsDirectory
+}:
+
+let
+  amendRepartDefinitions = runCommand "amend-repart-definitions.py"
+    {
+      # TODO: ruff does not splice properly in nativeBuildInputs
+      depsBuildBuild = [ ruff ];
+      nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 black mypy ];
+    } ''
+    install ${./amend-repart-definitions.py} $out
+    patchShebangs --build $out
+
+    black --check --diff $out
+    ruff --line-length 88 $out
+    mypy --strict $out
+  '';
+
+  fileSystemToolMapping = {
+    "vfat" = [ dosfstools mtools ];
+    "ext4" = [ e2fsprogs.bin ];
+    "squashfs" = [ squashfsTools ];
+    "erofs" = [ erofs-utils ];
+    "btrfs" = [ btrfs-progs ];
+    "xfs" = [ xfsprogs ];
+  };
+
+  fileSystemTools = builtins.concatMap (f: fileSystemToolMapping."${f}") fileSystems;
+in
+
+runCommand name
+{
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    systemd
+    fakeroot
+    util-linux
+  ] ++ fileSystemTools;
+} ''
+  amendedRepartDefinitions=$(${amendRepartDefinitions} ${partitions} ${definitionsDirectory})
+
+  mkdir -p $out
+  cd $out
+
+  unshare --map-root-user fakeroot systemd-repart \
+    --dry-run=no \
+    --empty=create \
+    --size=auto \
+    --seed="${seed}" \
+    --definitions="$amendedRepartDefinitions" \
+    --split="${lib.boolToString split}" \
+    --json=pretty \
+    image.raw \
+    | tee repart-output.json
+''
diff --git a/nixos/modules/image/repart.nix b/nixos/modules/image/repart.nix
index 41e6110885b8..da4f45d9a639 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/image/repart.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/image/repart.nix
@@ -90,8 +90,10 @@ in
     };
 
     package = lib.mkPackageOption pkgs "systemd-repart" {
-      default = "systemd";
-      example = "pkgs.systemdMinimal.override { withCryptsetup = true; }";
+      # We use buildPackages so that repart images are built with the build
+      # platform's systemd, allowing for cross-compiled systems to work.
+      default = [ "buildPackages" "systemd" ];
+      example = "pkgs.buildPackages.systemdMinimal.override { withCryptsetup = true; }";
     };
 
     partitions = lib.mkOption {
@@ -131,22 +133,10 @@ in
 
     system.build.image =
       let
-        fileSystemToolMapping = with pkgs; {
-          "vfat" = [ dosfstools mtools ];
-          "ext4" = [ e2fsprogs.bin ];
-          "squashfs" = [ squashfsTools ];
-          "erofs" = [ erofs-utils ];
-          "btrfs" = [ btrfs-progs ];
-          "xfs" = [ xfsprogs ];
-        };
-
         fileSystems = lib.filter
           (f: f != null)
           (lib.mapAttrsToList (_n: v: v.repartConfig.Format or null) cfg.partitions);
 
-        fileSystemTools = builtins.concatMap (f: fileSystemToolMapping."${f}") fileSystems;
-
-
         makeClosure = paths: pkgs.closureInfo { rootPaths = paths; };
 
         # Add the closure of the provided Nix store paths to cfg.partitions so
@@ -157,23 +147,8 @@ in
             { closure = "${makeClosure partitionConfig.storePaths}/store-paths"; }
         );
 
-
         finalPartitions = lib.mapAttrs addClosure cfg.partitions;
 
-
-        amendRepartDefinitions = pkgs.runCommand "amend-repart-definitions.py"
-          {
-            nativeBuildInputs = with pkgs; [ black ruff mypy ];
-            buildInputs = [ pkgs.python3 ];
-          } ''
-          install ${./amend-repart-definitions.py} $out
-          patchShebangs --host $out
-
-          black --check --diff $out
-          ruff --line-length 88 $out
-          mypy --strict $out
-        '';
-
         format = pkgs.formats.ini { };
 
         definitionsDirectory = utils.systemdUtils.lib.definitions
@@ -183,30 +158,11 @@ in
 
         partitions = pkgs.writeText "partitions.json" (builtins.toJSON finalPartitions);
       in
-      pkgs.runCommand cfg.name
-        {
-          nativeBuildInputs = [
-            cfg.package
-            pkgs.fakeroot
-            pkgs.util-linux
-          ] ++ fileSystemTools;
-        } ''
-        amendedRepartDefinitions=$(${amendRepartDefinitions} ${partitions} ${definitionsDirectory})
-
-        mkdir -p $out
-        cd $out
-
-        unshare --map-root-user fakeroot systemd-repart \
-          --dry-run=no \
-          --empty=create \
-          --size=auto \
-          --seed="${cfg.seed}" \
-          --definitions="$amendedRepartDefinitions" \
-          --split="${lib.boolToString cfg.split}" \
-          --json=pretty \
-          image.raw \
-          | tee repart-output.json
-      '';
+      pkgs.callPackage ./repart-image.nix {
+        systemd = cfg.package;
+        inherit (cfg) name split seed;
+        inherit fileSystems definitionsDirectory partitions;
+      };
 
     meta.maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ nikstur ];