diff --git a/nixos/ryu.nix b/nixos/ryu.nix
index 043940bc..4095518c 100644
--- a/nixos/ryu.nix
+++ b/nixos/ryu.nix
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@
   fileSystems."/nix" = {
     device = "/dev/disk/by-uuid/64099f91-d4d6-44fa-92d4-9e905b3e7829";
     fsType = "ext4";
+    neededForBoot = true;
+    options = [ "noatime" ];
   };
 
   fileSystems."/boot" = {