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diff --git a/lib/trivial.nix b/lib/trivial.nix
index 936ad207c03d..5b7a1ee30f7a 100644
--- a/lib/trivial.nix
+++ b/lib/trivial.nix
@@ -200,6 +200,24 @@ in {
   and = x: y: x && y;
 
   /**
+    boolean “exclusive or”
+
+
+    # Inputs
+
+    `x`
+
+    : 1\. Function argument
+
+    `y`
+
+    : 2\. Function argument
+  */
+  # We explicitly invert the arguments purely as a type assertion.
+  # This is invariant under XOR, so it does not affect the result.
+  xor = x: y: (!x) != (!y);
+
+  /**
     bitwise “not”
   */
   bitNot = builtins.sub (-1);