diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/rosetta.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/rosetta.nix
index 2f1310f95db5..5ac069f89ede 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/rosetta.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/rosetta.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   config,
   lib,
   pkgs,
+  utils,
   ...
 }:
 
@@ -72,8 +73,7 @@ in
 
       # The required flags for binfmt are documented by Apple:
       # https://developer.apple.com/documentation/virtualization/running_intel_binaries_in_linux_vms_with_rosetta
-      magicOrExtension = ''\x7fELF\x02\x01\x01\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x02\x00\x3e\x00'';
-      mask = ''\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xfe\xfe\x00\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xfe\xff\xff\xff'';
+      inherit (utils.binfmtMagics.x86_64-linux) magicOrExtension mask;
       fixBinary = true;
       matchCredentials = true;
       preserveArgvZero = false;