diff --git a/tests/recursive.sh b/tests/recursive.sh
index b6740877d..91518d67d 100644
--- a/tests/recursive.sh
+++ b/tests/recursive.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 source common.sh
 
+sed -i 's/experimental-features .*/& recursive-nix/' "$NIX_CONF_DIR"/nix.conf
+restartDaemon
+
 # FIXME
 if [[ $(uname) != Linux ]]; then exit 99; fi