diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/system/nix-daemon.nix b/nixos/modules/services/system/nix-daemon.nix
index 3e5b0d16fca0..78787d08b1e1 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/system/nix-daemon.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/system/nix-daemon.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ let
 
   nixPackage = cfg.package.out;
 
-  isNixAtLeast = lib.versionAtLeast (lib.getVersion nixPackage);
+  # nixVersion is an attribute which defines the implementation version.
+  # This is useful for Nix implementations which don't follow Nix's versioning.
+  isNixAtLeast = lib.versionAtLeast (nixPackage.nixVersion or (lib.getVersion nixPackage));
 
   makeNixBuildUser = nr: {
     name = "nixbld${toString nr}";