diff --git a/package.nix b/package.nix
index 295e9139f..3230ef271 100644
--- a/package.nix
+++ b/package.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
   lix-clang-tidy ? null,
   llvmPackages,
   lsof,
+  # FIXME: remove default after dropping NixOS 24.05
+  lowdown-unsandboxed ? lowdown,
   lowdown,
   mdbook,
   mdbook-linkcheck,
@@ -221,7 +223,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       cmake
     ]
     ++ [
-      (lib.getBin lowdown)
+      (lib.getBin lowdown-unsandboxed)
       mdbook
       mdbook-linkcheck
     ]