diff --git a/pkgs/darwin-uninstaller/default.nix b/pkgs/darwin-uninstaller/default.nix
index 3eb2c244..a82974e7 100644
--- a/pkgs/darwin-uninstaller/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/darwin-uninstaller/default.nix
@@ -63,10 +63,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     ${uninstallSystem.system}/sw/bin/darwin-rebuild activate
 
-    if test -L /run/current-system; then
+    if [[ -L /run/current-system ]]; then
       sudo rm /run/current-system
     fi
 
+    if [[ -L /run ]]; then
+      if [[ -e /etc/synthetic.conf ]]; then
+        sudo sed -i -E '/^run[[:space:]]/d' /etc/synthetic.conf
+        sudo /System/Library/Filesystems/apfs.fs/Contents/Resources/apfs.util -B &>/dev/null || true
+        sudo /System/Library/Filesystems/apfs.fs/Contents/Resources/apfs.util -t &>/dev/null || true
+        echo >&2 "NOTE: the /run symlink will be removed on reboot"
+      else
+        sudo rm /run
+      fi
+    fi
+
     echo >&2
     echo >&2 "NOTE: The /nix/var/nix/profiles/system* profiles still exist and won't be garbage collected."
     echo >&2