diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
index a87097547d32..c41fcb4f4e34 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/vscode/generic.nix
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ let
       krb5
     ]) ++ additionalPkgs pkgs;
 
+    extraBwrapArgs = [
+      "--bind-try /etc/nixos/ /etc/nixos/"
+    ];
+
     # symlink shared assets, including icons and desktop entries
     extraInstallCommands = ''
       ln -s "${unwrapped}/share" "$out/"