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1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/build/activation.scm b/gnu/build/activation.scm
index 30f5e87d5a..b915e6bb67 100644
--- a/gnu/build/activation.scm
+++ b/gnu/build/activation.scm
@@ -320,7 +320,9 @@ improvement."
 
 (define (boot-time-system)
   "Return the '--system' argument passed on the kernel command line."
-  (find-long-option "--system" (linux-command-line)))
+  (find-long-option "--system" (if (string-contains %host-type "linux-gnu")
+                                   linux-command-line
+                                   (command-line))))
 
 (define* (activate-current-system
           #:optional (system (or (getenv "GUIX_NEW_SYSTEM")