diff --git a/modules/files.nix b/modules/files.nix
index 9bbdb5b71..c0d563c26 100644
--- a/modules/files.nix
+++ b/modules/files.nix
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ in
               # `nix profile remove '.*' --profile "$genProfilePath"` was not working, so here is a workaround:
               nix profile list --profile "$genProfilePath" \
                 | cut -d ' ' -f 4 \
-                | xargs -t $DRY_RUN_CMD nix profile remove $VERBOSE_ARG --profile "$genProfilePath"
+                | xargs -rt $DRY_RUN_CMD nix profile remove $VERBOSE_ARG --profile "$genProfilePath"
               run nix profile install $VERBOSE_ARG --profile "$genProfilePath" "$newGenPath"
             else
               run nix-env $VERBOSE_ARG --profile "$genProfilePath" --set "$newGenPath"
diff --git a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
index aff833cb9..773abcd34 100755
--- a/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
+++ b/modules/lib-bash/activation-init.sh
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function nixProfileRemove() {
     # nix-darwin and won't require uninstalling `home-manager-path`.
     if  [[ -e $HOME/.nix-profile/manifest.json \
         || -e ${XDG_STATE_HOME:-$HOME/.local/state}/nix/profile/manifest.json ]] ; then
-        nixProfileList "$1" | xargs -t $DRY_RUN_CMD nix profile remove $VERBOSE_ARG
+        nixProfileList "$1" | xargs -rt $DRY_RUN_CMD nix profile remove $VERBOSE_ARG
     else
         if nix-env -q | grep -q "^$1$"; then
             run --silence nix-env -e "$1"