diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
index bfe03ecc5d8d..5f950eb8b76b 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nixos-rebuild/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ nixFlakeBuild() {
                 local k="$1"; shift 1
                 evalArgs+=("$i" "$j" "$k")
                 ;;
+              --impure) # We don't want this in buildArgs, it's only needed at evaluation time, and unsupported during realisation
+                ;;
               *)
                 buildArgs+=("$i")
                 ;;