diff --git a/common/hardware/tlp.nix b/common/hardware/tlp.nix
index 729fddc..81c7fd9 100644
--- a/common/hardware/tlp.nix
+++ b/common/hardware/tlp.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-{ pkgs, config, lib, ... }:
+{ pkgs, config, lib, system, ... }:
 let
   cfg = config.grimmShared;
   inherit (lib) optionals optional optionalString concatLines getExe;
   inherit (config.boot.kernelPackages) x86_energy_perf_policy cpupower;
-  enable_perf_policy = (lib.elem builtins.currentSystem x86_energy_perf_policy.meta.platforms);
+  enable_perf_policy = (lib.elem system x86_energy_perf_policy.meta.platforms);
 
   powersave = with pkgs; writeShellScriptBin "powersave-mode" (concatLines ([
     "${getExe cpupower} frequency-set -g powersave -u 2000000" # clock speed
diff --git a/fake_flake.nix b/fake_flake.nix
index ac4f5c4..8d2b2d9 100644
--- a/fake_flake.nix
+++ b/fake_flake.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ pkgs, lib, config, ... }:
+{ pkgs, lib, config, system, ... }:
 let
   nivSources = import ./nix/sources.nix;
   asGithubRef = src: "github:${src.owner}/${src.repo}/${src.rev}";
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ in
     (builtins.getFlake (asGithubRef nivSources.chaotic)).nixosModules.default # fixme: ideally we'd not rely on the flake syntax to load the module
   ];
 
-  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = "x86_64-linux";
+  nixpkgs.hostPlatform = system;
 
   system.nixos = {
     distroId = "lixos";
@@ -26,15 +26,14 @@ in
   };
 
   environment.sessionVariables = with config.system.nixos; {
-    distro = "${distroName} ${version} (${codeName}) ${builtins.currentSystem}";
-#    NIXPKGS_ALLOW_UNFREE = "1";
+    distro = "${distroName} ${version} (${codeName}) ${system}";
   };
 
   nixpkgs.pkgs =
     let
       src = nivSources.nixpkgs;
       config = { allowUnfree = true; };
-      unpatched = import src { inherit config; };
+      unpatched = import src { inherit config system; };
       inherit (unpatched) applyPatches fetchpatch;
     in
     import
@@ -48,6 +47,10 @@ in
     final: prev: { agenix = final.callPackage "${nivSources.agenix}/pkgs/agenix.nix" { }; }
   );
 
+  _module.args = { 
+    system = "x86_64-linux"; 
+  };
+
   nix.settings.extra-substituters = [
     "https://cache.lix.systems"
     "https://nyx.chaotic.cx/"