diff --git a/makefu/2configs/overlays/prefer-remote-fetch.nix b/makefu/2configs/overlays/prefer-remote-fetch.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d332e6723
--- /dev/null
+++ b/makefu/2configs/overlays/prefer-remote-fetch.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+self: super:
+  if super ? prefer-remote-fetch then
+    (super.prefer-remote-fetch self super)
+else super