diff --git a/release.nix b/release.nix
index 21eba4e27a27..0058d6ce1dd5 100644
--- a/release.nix
+++ b/release.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ let
     , system ? "i686-linux"
     }:
 
-    with <nixpkgs> {inherit system;};
+    with import <nixpkgs> {inherit system;};
 
     let