diff --git a/nixos/utils.nix b/nixos/utils.nix
index 5b4e26e1..285ed833 100644
--- a/nixos/utils.nix
+++ b/nixos/utils.nix
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ in {
     fd
     bc
     gcc
+    file
     git-ignore
     xdg-utils
     wget