diff --git a/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix b/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix
index 19034b299999..814cdc5f1443 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/systemd-boot.nix
@@ -207,11 +207,17 @@ in
     nodes = {
       inherit common;
 
-      machine = { pkgs, ... }: {
+      machine = { pkgs, nodes, ... }: {
         imports = [ common ];
         boot.loader.systemd-boot.extraFiles = {
           "efi/fruits/tomato.efi" = pkgs.netbootxyz-efi;
         };
+
+        # These are configs for different nodes, but we'll use them here in `machine`
+        system.extraDependencies = [
+          nodes.common.system.build.toplevel
+          nodes.with_netbootxyz.system.build.toplevel
+        ];
       };
 
       with_netbootxyz = { pkgs, ... }: {
@@ -221,9 +227,9 @@ in
     };
 
     testScript = { nodes, ... }: let
-      originalSystem = nodes.machine.config.system.build.toplevel;
-      baseSystem = nodes.common.config.system.build.toplevel;
-      finalSystem = nodes.with_netbootxyz.config.system.build.toplevel;
+      originalSystem = nodes.machine.system.build.toplevel;
+      baseSystem = nodes.common.system.build.toplevel;
+      finalSystem = nodes.with_netbootxyz.system.build.toplevel;
     in ''
       machine.succeed("test -e /boot/efi/fruits/tomato.efi")
       machine.succeed("test -e /boot/efi/nixos/.extra-files/efi/fruits/tomato.efi")