diff --git a/hosts/common/default.nix b/hosts/common/default.nix
index 1d53df19..b71d0577 100644
--- a/hosts/common/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/default.nix
@@ -5,4 +5,6 @@
   ];
 
   sane.nixcache.enable-trusted-keys = true;
+
+  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 }
diff --git a/hosts/instantiate.nix b/hosts/instantiate.nix
index fe2109ff..889cc51f 100644
--- a/hosts/instantiate.nix
+++ b/hosts/instantiate.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,4 @@ hostName: { ... }: {
   ];
 
   networking.hostName = hostName;
-
-  nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = true;
 }