diff --git a/nixos/hosts/nixos-linode-img/default.nix b/nixos/hosts/nixos-linode-img/default.nix
index 665109a1..c8518eef 100644
--- a/nixos/hosts/nixos-linode-img/default.nix
+++ b/nixos/hosts/nixos-linode-img/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { config, lib, pkgs, modulesPath, desktop, username, ... }: {
   nixpkgs.config.allowUnfree = false;
 
-  networking.useDHCP = lib.mkDefault true;
+  networking.useDHCP = lib.mkForce true;
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault "x86_64-linux";
   networking.hostName = "nixos-linode-img";