diff --git a/packages.el b/packages.el
index 0b986b9..48f055b 100644
--- a/packages.el
+++ b/packages.el
@@ -82,3 +82,9 @@
 
 (when (not IS-WINDOWS)
   (package! multi-vterm))
+
+;; Use nix provided packages when possible
+(package! vterm :built-in 'prefer)
+(package! pdf-tools :built-in 'prefer)
+(package! emacsql :built-in 'prefer)
+(package! emacsql-sqlite :built-in 'prefer)