diff --git a/nix/rt.nix b/nix/rt.nix
index ee1fe2b..bcc8073 100644
--- a/nix/rt.nix
+++ b/nix/rt.nix
@@ -99,6 +99,9 @@ let
         last.nodes
         pkgs.strace
       ];
+      preConfigure = ''
+        export NODES_HOME="${last.nodes}"
+      '';
     });
   });