diff --git a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/lisp-packages.nix b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/lisp-packages.nix
index c31dc4979640..a5d19ab0c160 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/lisp-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/lisp-packages.nix
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ let lispPackages = rec {
     version = "1.0.0";
     src = ./quicklisp-to-nix;
     buildDependencies = [sbcl quicklisp-to-nix-system-info];
+    buildInputs = with pkgs.lispPackages; [md5 cl-emb alexandria external-program];
     touch = coreutils;
     nix-prefetch-url = nix;
     inherit quicklisp;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/quicklisp-to-nix/ql-to-nix.lisp b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/quicklisp-to-nix/ql-to-nix.lisp
index 790cd17b2fce..2623990856e3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/quicklisp-to-nix/ql-to-nix.lisp
+++ b/pkgs/development/lisp-modules/quicklisp-to-nix/ql-to-nix.lisp
@@ -310,10 +310,8 @@ Arguments:
 
 (defun dump-image ()
   "Make an executable"
-  (with-quicklisp (dir) ()
-    (declare (ignore dir))
-    (dolist (system *required-systems*)
-      (funcall (sym :ql :quickload) system)))
+  (dolist (system *required-systems*)
+    (asdf:make system))
   (register-emb "nix-package" (merge-pathnames #p"nix-package.emb" (this-file)))
   (register-emb "invocation" (merge-pathnames #p"invocation.emb" (this-file)))
   (register-emb "parasitic-invocation" (merge-pathnames #p"parasitic-invocation.emb" (this-file)))