diff --git a/lib/meat.ml b/lib/meat.ml
index 867784e..79f0d1f 100644
--- a/lib/meat.ml
+++ b/lib/meat.ml
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ let poke () =
     Unix.getenv "MEATS" ^ "#nixosConfigurations." ^ Unix.gethostname ()
     ^ ".config.system.build.toplevel"
   in
-  do_cmd @@ "nix build --no-link" ^ build_target ^ " --show-trace" |> ignore;
+  do_cmd @@ "nix build --no-link " ^ build_target ^ " --show-trace" |> ignore;
   print_string footer
 
 let gut () =