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diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index e8a36b3def..6f4116ef9b 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -63,15 +63,19 @@ under /root/.guix-profile where GUIX is installed."
(setenv "PATH"
(string-append #$guix "/sbin:" #$tar "/bin:" #$xz "/bin"))
+ ;; Note: there is not much to gain here with deduplication and there
+ ;; is the overhead of the '.links' directory, so turn it off.
(populate-single-profile-directory %root
#:profile #$profile
- #:closure "profile")
+ #:closure "profile"
+ #:deduplicate? #f)
;; Create the tarball. Use GNU format so there's no file name
;; length limitation.
(with-directory-excursion %root
(zero? (system* "tar" "--xz" "--format=gnu"
"--owner=root:0" "--group=root:0"
+ "--check-links"
"-cvf" #$output
;; Avoid adding / and /var to the tarball,
;; so that the ownership and permissions of those