diff --git a/nix/node_modules.nix b/nix/node_modules.nix
index 73cc6d4428d..e918846c244 100644
--- a/nix/node_modules.nix
+++ b/nix/node_modules.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
         ../bun.lock
         ../package.json
         ../patches
+        ../install # required by desktop build (cli.rs include_str!)
       ]
     );
   };