diff --git a/nix/default.nix b/nix/default.nix
index a904abdb..f7c59d48 100644
--- a/nix/default.nix
+++ b/nix/default.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@ flake-utils.lib.eachSystem [
 
       pkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system overlays; };
 
+      crate2nixPkgs = import nixpkgs { inherit system;
+      overlays = [
+          (self: _: {
+            rustc = rustToolchainToml;
+            cargo = rustToolchainToml;
+          })
+
+      ];};
+
       name = "zellij";
       pname = name;
       root = toString ../.;
@@ -102,7 +111,7 @@ flake-utils.lib.eachSystem [
     rec {
 
       # crate2nix - better incremental builds, but uses ifd
-      packages.zellij = pkgs.callPackage ./crate2nix.nix {
+      packages.zellij = crate2nixPkgs.callPackage ./crate2nix.nix {
           inherit crate2nix name src desktopItems postInstall
           meta nativeBuildInputs;
       };