diff --git a/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc b/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
index 8c5e4edd4..3d8b8d9f9 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/build/local-derivation-goal.cc
@@ -1157,8 +1157,6 @@ void LocalDerivationGoal::runChild()
         /* Close all other file descriptors. */
         closeExtraFDs();
 
-        setPersonality(drv->platform);
-
         /* Disable core dumps by default. */
         struct rlimit limit = { 0, RLIM_INFINITY };
         if (settings.enableCoreDumps) {
diff --git a/lix/libstore/platform/linux.cc b/lix/libstore/platform/linux.cc
index 792a46216..15d4aa5b6 100644
--- a/lix/libstore/platform/linux.cc
+++ b/lix/libstore/platform/linux.cc
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include "build/personality.hh"
 #include "lix/libstore/build/worker.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/c-calls.hh"
 #include "lix/libutil/cgroup.hh"
@@ -1229,6 +1230,8 @@ bool LinuxLocalDerivationGoal::prepareChildSetup()
         }
     }
 
+    setPersonality(drv->platform);
+
     return false;
 }