diff --git a/systems/desktop-vm/default.nix b/systems/desktop-vm/default.nix
index fd5f19c..b26347a 100644
--- a/systems/desktop-vm/default.nix
+++ b/systems/desktop-vm/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
   boot.kernelModules = [ ];
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
+  # Required to build aarch64 packages
+  boot.binfmt.emulatedSystems = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
 
   fileSystems."/" = {
     device = "/dev/disk/by-label/nixos";