diff --git a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
index 01dbf0c0ede..105b84af6eb 100644
--- a/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-multi-user.sh
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ EOF
         fi
 
         _sudo "to load data for the first time in to the Nix Database" \
-              "$NIX_INSTALLED_NIX/bin/nix-store" --load-db < ./.reginfo
+              HOME="$ROOT_HOME" "$NIX_INSTALLED_NIX/bin/nix-store" --load-db < ./.reginfo
 
         echo "      Just finished getting the nix database ready."
     )