diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3a541d8ed..b069fa3e1 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -70,3 +70,6 @@ resttest0_data
 # Nimble user files
 nimble.develop
 nimble.paths
+
+# nimbus-build-system files
+nimbus-build-system.paths
diff --git a/config.nims b/config.nims
index 4313ad3fc..e2ce60654 100644
--- a/config.nims
+++ b/config.nims
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 import strutils
 
+--noNimblePath
+
+if getEnv("NIMBUS_BUILD_SYSTEM") == "yes" and
+   system.fileExists("nimbus-build-system.paths"):
+  include "nimbus-build-system.paths"
+
 const nimCachePathOverride {.strdefine.} = ""
 when nimCachePathOverride == "":
   when defined(release):