diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
index d6853bf47299..69e0dee1d20c 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ buildHostCmd() {
     if [ -z "$buildHost" ]; then
         "$@"
     elif [ -n "$remoteNix" ]; then
-        ssh $SSHOPTS "$buildHost" env PATH="$remoteNix":'$PATH' "${maybeSudo[@]}" "$@"
+        ssh $SSHOPTS "$buildHost" "${maybeSudo[@]}" env PATH="$remoteNix":'$PATH' "$@"
     else
         ssh $SSHOPTS "$buildHost" "${maybeSudo[@]}" "$@"
     fi