From b726f29a3c3f22d1c4628131fba31fa6a92cd4e4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Ihar Hrachyshka <ihar.hrachyshka@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:35:52 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] linux-builder-vz: require store registration for boot

This guarantees that the builder will never boot without prepared nixdb.
---
 nixos/modules/virtualisation/vm-base.nix | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vm-base.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vm-base.nix
index 746e344046c0..0670a83baabd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vm-base.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/vm-base.nix
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ in
     systemd.services.register-nix-paths = lib.mkIf config.nix.enable {
       # Runs early so the store DB is populated first; `--load-db` needs no daemon.
       unitConfig.DefaultDependencies = false;
-      wantedBy = [ "sysinit.target" ];
+      requiredBy = [ "sysinit.target" ];
       before = [
         "sysinit.target"
         "shutdown.target"