diff --git a/scripts/install-darwin-multi-user.sh b/scripts/install-darwin-multi-user.sh
index 2e9d368c02003a2c400e03a3c991e8de758e19a7..8d59c1c2b9aa81d28d4d1f740466856bb9fcba75 100644
--- a/scripts/install-darwin-multi-user.sh
+++ b/scripts/install-darwin-multi-user.sh
@@ -695,7 +695,7 @@ install_from_extracted_nix() {
         cd "$EXTRACTED_NIX_PATH"
 
         _sudo "to copy the basic Nix files to the new store at $NIX_ROOT/store" \
-              rsync -rlpt "$(pwd)/store/" "$NIX_ROOT/store/"
+              rsync -rlpt ./store/* "$NIX_ROOT/store/"
 
         if [ -d "$NIX_INSTALLED_NIX" ]; then
             echo "      Alright! We have our first nix at $NIX_INSTALLED_NIX"