diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-sync-daemon/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-sync-daemon/default.nix
index c14d3b07a37c..4cca88a9b40a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-sync-daemon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/profile-sync-daemon/default.nix
@@ -23,8 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace "sudo " "/run/wrappers/bin/sudo "
   '';
 
-  preferLocalBuild = true;
-
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Syncs browser profile dirs to RAM";
     longDescription = ''