diff --git a/contrib/nix/Makefile b/contrib/nix/Makefile
index b71cf1f..ad8c65f 100644
--- a/contrib/nix/Makefile
+++ b/contrib/nix/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-CC := $(shell command -v musl-clang 2>/dev/null || echo gcc)
+CC := $(shell command -v musl-clang 2> /dev/null || echo gcc)
 CFLAGS := -Os -static -ffunction-sections -fdata-sections
 LDFLAGS := -Wl,--gc-sections
 BUILDDIR ?= .
@@ -6,10 +6,9 @@ SRC := vmctl_init.c
 OUT := $(BUILDDIR)/init
 IMG := $(BUILDDIR)/init.img
 
-.PHONY: clean
+.PHONY: clean all
 
 $(OUT): $(SRC)
-	@echo "Compiler: $(CC)"
 	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) $(LDFLAGS) -o $@ $<
 
 $(IMG): $(OUT)
@@ -19,3 +18,6 @@ all: $(IMG)
 
 clean:
 	rm -f $(OUT) $(IMG)
+
+print-%:
+	@echo $* = $($*)
diff --git a/lib/qemu/nix b/lib/qemu/nix
index 0bddfeb..e98914e 100644
--- a/lib/qemu/nix
+++ b/lib/qemu/nix
@@ -35,14 +35,10 @@ _qemu_nix_create_nix_init () {
   _require_program "$(command -v musl-clang 2> /dev/null || echo gcc)"
 
   local make_path="${state_dir}/Makefile"
-  if [[ ! -f ${make_path} ]]; then
-    _add_pre_cmd "ln -s \"${BASEDIR}/contrib/nix/Makefile\" \"${make_path}\""
-  fi
+  _add_pre_cmd "cp -f \"${BASEDIR}/contrib/nix/Makefile\" \"${make_path}\""
 
   local c_init_path="${state_dir}/vmctl_init.c"
-  if [[ ! -f ${c_init_path} ]]; then
-    _add_pre_cmd "ln -s \"${BASEDIR}/contrib/nix/vmctl_init.c\" \"${c_init_path}\""
-  fi
+  _add_pre_cmd "cp -f \"${BASEDIR}/contrib/nix/vmctl_init.c\" \"${c_init_path}\""
 
   if [[ ${NIX_INIT_REBUILD} == "yes" ]]; then
     _add_pre_cmd "make -C \"${state_dir}\" clean"