2 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
index 0c14e51336e5..3b3a7bd27fe8 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-install.sh
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ touch $mountPoint/etc/NIXOS
 # configuration.
 echo "finalising the installation..."
 if [ -z "$noBootLoader" ]; then
-  NIXOS_INSTALL_GRUB=1 chroot $mountPoint \
+  NIXOS_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER=1 chroot $mountPoint \
       /nix/var/nix/profiles/system/bin/switch-to-configuration boot
 fi
 
diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
index e26a9f6cf635..803989789838 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/tools/nixos-rebuild.sh
@@ -33,7 +33,11 @@ while [ "$#" -gt 0 ]; do
         action="$i"
         ;;
       --install-grub)
-        export NIXOS_INSTALL_GRUB=1
+        echo "$0: --install-grub deprecated, use --install-bootloader instead" >&2
+        export NIXOS_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER=1
+        ;;
+      --install-bootloader)
+        export NIXOS_INSTALL_BOOTLOADER=1
         ;;
       --no-build-nix)
         buildNix=