diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
index 421bb8502a4c..25cde589a923 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/make-bootstrap-tools.nix
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ in with pkgs; rec {
     stdenv.mkDerivation {
       name = "stdenv-bootstrap-tools";
 
+      meta = {
+        # Increase priority to unblock nixpkgs-unstable
+        # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/104679#issuecomment-732267288
+        schedulingPriority = 200;
+      };
+
       nativeBuildInputs = [ buildPackages.nukeReferences buildPackages.cpio ];
 
       buildCommand = ''
@@ -199,6 +205,12 @@ in with pkgs; rec {
   dist = stdenv.mkDerivation {
     name = "stdenv-bootstrap-tools";
 
+    meta = {
+      # Increase priority to unblock nixpkgs-unstable
+      # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/104679#issuecomment-732267288
+      schedulingPriority = 200;
+    };
+
     buildCommand = ''
       mkdir -p $out/nix-support
       echo "file tarball ${build}/on-server/bootstrap-tools.tar.xz" >> $out/nix-support/hydra-build-products