diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
index e69e990d3f29..214656bbb955 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/build-fhsenv-bubblewrap/default.nix
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ let
         ${optionalString unshareUts "--unshare-uts"}
         ${optionalString unshareCgroup "--unshare-cgroup"}
         ${optionalString dieWithParent "--die-with-parent"}
-        --ro-bind /nix /nix
+        --bind /nix /nix
         ${optionalString privateTmp "--tmpfs /tmp"}
         # Our glibc will look for the cache in its own path in `/nix/store`.
         # As such, we need a cache to exist there, because pressure-vessel