diff --git a/nix/pkgs/default/default.nix b/nix/pkgs/default/default.nix
index 560e310a..4577fea9 100644
--- a/nix/pkgs/default/default.nix
+++ b/nix/pkgs/default/default.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ let
       };
     in
     {
+      NIX_OUTPATH_USED_AS_RANDOM_SEED = "randomseed"; # https://crane.dev/faq/rebuilds-bindgen.html
       ROCKSDB_INCLUDE_DIR = "${rocksdb'}/include";
       ROCKSDB_LIB_DIR = "${rocksdb'}/lib";
     }