diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/dispatcher.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/dispatcher.cc
index 6d738ded..f5d9d3e3 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/dispatcher.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/dispatcher.cc
@@ -231,11 +231,11 @@ system_time State::doDispatch()
         sort(machinesSorted.begin(), machinesSorted.end(),
             [](const MachineInfo & a, const MachineInfo & b) -> bool
             {
-                float ta = std::round(a.currentJobs / a.machine->speedFactor);
-                float tb = std::round(b.currentJobs / b.machine->speedFactor);
+                float ta = std::round(a.currentJobs / a.machine->speedFactorFloat);
+                float tb = std::round(b.currentJobs / b.machine->speedFactorFloat);
                 return
                     ta != tb ? ta < tb :
-                    a.machine->speedFactor != b.machine->speedFactor ? a.machine->speedFactor > b.machine->speedFactor :
+                    a.machine->speedFactorFloat != b.machine->speedFactorFloat ? a.machine->speedFactorFloat > b.machine->speedFactorFloat :
                     a.currentJobs > b.currentJobs;
             });
 
diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
index 09d6fcb2..66528302 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/hydra-queue-runner.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <iostream>
 #include <thread>
 #include <optional>
+#include <type_traits>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
@@ -140,23 +141,43 @@ void State::parseMachines(const std::string & contents)
         if (tokens.size() < 3) continue;
         tokens.resize(8);
 
-        auto machine = std::make_shared<::Machine>();
-        machine->sshName = tokens[0];
-        machine->systemTypes = tokenizeString<StringSet>(tokens[1], ",");
-        machine->sshKey = tokens[2] == "-" ? std::string("") : tokens[2];
-        if (tokens[3] != "")
-            machine->maxJobs = string2Int<decltype(machine->maxJobs)>(tokens[3]).value();
-        else
-            machine->maxJobs = 1;
-        machine->speedFactor = atof(tokens[4].c_str());
         if (tokens[5] == "-") tokens[5] = "";
-        machine->supportedFeatures = tokenizeString<StringSet>(tokens[5], ",");
+        auto supportedFeatures = tokenizeString<StringSet>(tokens[5], ",");
+
         if (tokens[6] == "-") tokens[6] = "";
-        machine->mandatoryFeatures = tokenizeString<StringSet>(tokens[6], ",");
-        for (auto & f : machine->mandatoryFeatures)
-            machine->supportedFeatures.insert(f);
-        if (tokens[7] != "" && tokens[7] != "-")
-            machine->sshPublicHostKey = base64Decode(tokens[7]);
+        auto mandatoryFeatures = tokenizeString<StringSet>(tokens[6], ",");
+
+        for (auto & f : mandatoryFeatures)
+            supportedFeatures.insert(f);
+
+        using MaxJobs = std::remove_const<decltype(nix::Machine::maxJobs)>::type;
+
+        auto machine = std::make_shared<::Machine>(nix::Machine {
+            // `storeUri`, not yet used
+            "",
+            // `systemTypes`, not yet used
+            {},
+            // `sshKey`
+            tokens[2] == "-" ? "" : tokens[2],
+            // `maxJobs`
+            tokens[3] != ""
+                ? string2Int<MaxJobs>(tokens[3]).value()
+                : 1,
+            // `speedFactor`, not yet used
+            1,
+            // `supportedFeatures`
+            std::move(supportedFeatures),
+            // `mandatoryFeatures`
+            std::move(mandatoryFeatures),
+            // `sshPublicHostKey`
+            tokens[7] != "" && tokens[7] != "-"
+                ? base64Decode(tokens[7])
+                : "",
+        });
+
+        machine->sshName = tokens[0];
+        machine->systemTypesSet = tokenizeString<StringSet>(tokens[1], ",");
+        machine->speedFactorFloat = atof(tokens[4].c_str());
 
         /* Re-use the State object of the previous machine with the
            same name. */
@@ -596,7 +617,7 @@ void State::dumpStatus(Connection & conn)
 
                 json machine = {
                     {"enabled",  m->enabled},
-                    {"systemTypes", m->systemTypes},
+                    {"systemTypes", m->systemTypesSet},
                     {"supportedFeatures", m->supportedFeatures},
                     {"mandatoryFeatures", m->mandatoryFeatures},
                     {"nrStepsDone", s->nrStepsDone.load()},
diff --git a/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh b/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
index 6359063a..b08e4e37 100644
--- a/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
+++ b/src/hydra-queue-runner/state.hh
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "sync.hh"
 #include "nar-extractor.hh"
 #include "serve-protocol.hh"
+#include "machines.hh"
 
 
 typedef unsigned int BuildID;
@@ -234,17 +235,21 @@ void getDependents(Step::ptr step, std::set<Build::ptr> & builds, std::set<Step:
 void visitDependencies(std::function<void(Step::ptr)> visitor, Step::ptr step);
 
 
-struct Machine
+struct Machine : nix::Machine
 {
     typedef std::shared_ptr<Machine> ptr;
 
-    bool enabled{true};
+    /* TODO Get rid of: `nix::Machine::storeUri` is normalized in a way
+       we are not yet used to, but once we are, we don't need this. */
+    std::string sshName;
 
-    std::string sshName, sshKey;
-    std::set<std::string> systemTypes, supportedFeatures, mandatoryFeatures;
-    unsigned int maxJobs = 1;
-    float speedFactor = 1.0;
-    std::string sshPublicHostKey;
+    /* TODO Get rid once `nix::Machine::systemTypes` is a set not
+       vector. */
+    std::set<std::string> systemTypesSet;
+
+    /* TODO Get rid once `nix::Machine::systemTypes` is a `float` not
+       an `int`. */
+    float speedFactorFloat = 1.0;
 
     struct State {
         typedef std::shared_ptr<State> ptr;
@@ -272,7 +277,7 @@ struct Machine
     {
         /* Check that this machine is of the type required by the
            step. */
-        if (!systemTypes.count(step->drv->platform == "builtin" ? nix::settings.thisSystem : step->drv->platform))
+        if (!systemTypesSet.count(step->drv->platform == "builtin" ? nix::settings.thisSystem : step->drv->platform))
             return false;
 
         /* Check that the step requires all mandatory features of this