diff --git a/dev-shell b/dev-shell
index 2fe62a4696..eae9246f47 100755
--- a/dev-shell
+++ b/dev-shell
@@ -6,11 +6,12 @@ fi
 
 s=$(type -p nix-shell)
 exec $s release.nix -A tarball --command "
-    export NIX_REMOTE=daemon
+    unset http_proxy
+    export NIX_REMOTE=$NIX_REMOTE
     export NIX_PATH='$NIX_PATH'
     export NIX_BUILD_SHELL=$(type -p bash)
     export c=\$configureFlags
-    exec $s release.nix -A build.x86_64-linux --exclude tarball --command '
+    exec $s release.nix -A build.$(if [ $(uname -s) = Darwin ]; then echo x86_64-darwin; else echo x86_64-linux; fi) --exclude tarball --command '
         configureFlags+=\" \$c --prefix=$(pwd)/inst --sysconfdir=$(pwd)/inst/etc\"
         return
     '" \