Using `home-manager.useGlobalPkgs` while using `nixpkgs.overlays` or `nixpkgs.config`

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Hi, I just updated my flake and then rebuilt my system. During the evaluation I got:

evaluation warning: osi profile: You have set either `nixpkgs.config` or `nixpkgs.overlays` while using `home-manager.useGlobalPkgs`.
                    This will soon not be possible. Please remove all `nixpkgs` options when using `home-manager.useGlobalPkgs`.

As far as I understand, soon the global packages configured in NixOS modules must not be modified anymore to keep using these global packages for Home Manager. Though, thats exactly what I want. I want to add some custom packages from input flakes to the pkgs set and I want this set to be the same everywhere. Even in the Home Manager modules.

Do I understand that correctly? If so how to achieve the desired behaviour with the constraint home manager gives me here (soon)

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You must only configure nixpkgs options in your NixOS config if you want useGlobalPkgs.

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Thanks @waffle8946. That solved it for me. What got me was that I had both nixpkgs options in the system config and the hm config which threw me off where to look.