diff --git a/modules/system/nix.nix b/modules/system/nix.nix
index 1404d629..c8cae08b 100644
--- a/modules/system/nix.nix
+++ b/modules/system/nix.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ inputs:
         mandatoryFeatures = mkOption
         {
           type = types.listOf types.nonEmptyStr;
-          default = [ "gccarch-exact-${inputs.config.nixos.system.nixpkgs.march}" ];
+          default = [ "big-parallel" ];
         };
       };
       master =
diff --git a/packages/nvhpc.nix b/packages/nvhpc.nix
index 820dd4db..534b0524 100644
--- a/packages/nvhpc.nix
+++ b/packages/nvhpc.nix
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation
     mkdir -p $out
     ${builder}/bin/builder ./install
   '';
-  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
 }
diff --git a/packages/oneapi.nix b/packages/oneapi.nix
index 025bc789..044c2e3e 100644
--- a/packages/oneapi.nix
+++ b/packages/oneapi.nix
@@ -86,5 +86,5 @@ in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec
       --ignore-latest
   '';
   dontFixup = true;
-  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
 }
diff --git a/packages/vasp/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix b/packages/vasp/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix
index 08bd88f2..ad1768d9 100644
--- a/packages/vasp/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix
+++ b/packages/vasp/hdf5-nvhpc/default.nix
@@ -36,5 +36,5 @@ in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation
   '';
   dontInstall = true;
   dontFixup = true;
-  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
 }
diff --git a/packages/vasp/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix b/packages/vasp/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix
index d8edc069..bfbbe470 100644
--- a/packages/vasp/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix
+++ b/packages/vasp/hdf5-oneapi/default.nix
@@ -44,5 +44,5 @@ in stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation
   '';
   dontInstall = true;
   dontFixup = true;
-  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+  requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
 }
diff --git a/packages/vasp/intel/default.nix b/packages/vasp/intel/default.nix
index b34f1e7d..fdd44b8f 100644
--- a/packages/vasp/intel/default.nix
+++ b/packages/vasp/intel/default.nix
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ let
       ln -s ${vtst} $out/src/vtst
     '';
     dontFixup = true;
-    requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+    requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
   };
   startScript = variant: writeScript "vasp-intel"
   ''
diff --git a/packages/vasp/nvidia/default.nix b/packages/vasp/nvidia/default.nix
index 7f9379c7..4939b96b 100644
--- a/packages/vasp/nvidia/default.nix
+++ b/packages/vasp/nvidia/default.nix
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ let
       ln -s ${vtst} $out/src/vtst
     '';
     dontFixup = true;
-    requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" ];
+    requiredSystemFeatures = [ "gccarch-exact-${stdenvNoCC.hostPlatform.gcc.arch}" "big-parallel" ];
   };
   startScript = variant: writeScript "vasp-nvidia"
   ''