diff --git a/hosts/_iso/configuration.nix b/hosts/_iso/configuration.nix
index a7e4877..fadf700 100644
--- a/hosts/_iso/configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/_iso/configuration.nix
@@ -6,6 +6,11 @@
     ../../configuration/gpg-ssh
   ];
 
+  # systemd in initrd is broken with ISOs
+  # Failed to mount /sysroot/iso
+  # https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/327187
+  boot.initrd.systemd.enable = false;
+
   networking.hostName = "isowo";
   isoImage.isoBaseName = lib.mkForce "nixos-isowo";