diff --git a/dfx.nix b/dfx.nix
index 1874ae4a2b..f9ef03bffc 100644
--- a/dfx.nix
+++ b/dfx.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ let
       ".*Cargo\.lock$"
       "^.cargo/config$"
     ];
+    static = pkgs.stdenv.isLinux;
   };
   workspace' = (
     workspace // {
@@ -35,7 +36,8 @@ let
 
           postDoc = oldAttrs.postDoc + ''
             pushd src/dfx
-            cargo graph | dot -Tsvg > ../../target/doc/dfx/cargo-graph.svg
+            cargo graph | dot -Tsvg > \
+              ../../target/$CARGO_BUILD_TARGET/doc/dfx/cargo-graph.svg
             popd
           '';
 
diff --git a/nix/overlays/dfinity-sdk.nix b/nix/overlays/dfinity-sdk.nix
index 540ec0d4c9..f30b9ed6ee 100644
--- a/nix/overlays/dfinity-sdk.nix
+++ b/nix/overlays/dfinity-sdk.nix
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ let
   mkRelease = super.callPackage ./mk-release.nix {};
   rust-package' = import ../../dfx.nix { pkgs = self; };
   # remove some stuff leftover by callPackage
-  rust-package = removeAttrs rust-package'
-    [ "override" "overrideDerivation" ];
+  rust-package = removeAttrs rust-package' [ "override" "overrideDerivation" ];
   rust-workspace = rust-package.build;
   public = import ../../public { pkgs = self; };
 in
@@ -22,6 +21,7 @@ in
           {
             drv = rust-workspace;
             exename = "dfx";
+            usePackager = false;
           };
 
         e2e-tests = super.callPackage ../../e2e {};