diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
index f68f8dc40aa8..49ec08996104 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/virtualbox-demo.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ with lib;
       ../profiles/clone-config.nix
     ];
 
+  # FIXME: UUID detection is currently broken
+  boot.loader.grub.fsIdentifier = "provided";
+
   # Allow mounting of shared folders.
   users.extraUsers.demo.extraGroups = [ "vboxsf" ];