diff --git a/nix/packages/default.nix b/nix/packages/default.nix
index 2cb692d40..1e802ae38 100644
--- a/nix/packages/default.nix
+++ b/nix/packages/default.nix
@@ -47,13 +47,16 @@
               # users may also override this with other cargo profiles to build for other feature sets
               # for features configuration see `default` package which enables http3 by default
 
-              # example: different compilation profile and different target_cpu
-              max-perf-haswell = self'.packages.default.override {
-                # compiles explicitly for haswell arch cpus
-                target_cpu = "haswell";
+              max-perf = self'.packages.default.override {
                 # compiles slower but with more thorough optimizations
                 profile = "release-max-perf";
               };
+
+              # example: different compilation profile and different target_cpu
+              max-perf-haswell = self'.packages.max-perf.override {
+                # compiles explicitly for haswell arch cpus
+                target_cpu = "haswell";
+              };
             };
         in
         (mkPackages pkgs)