diff --git a/packages/nx/bin/post-install.ts b/packages/nx/bin/post-install.ts
index aa2d852ad8b78..199c600cf8b50 100644
--- a/packages/nx/bin/post-install.ts
+++ b/packages/nx/bin/post-install.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import { logger } from '../src/utils/logger';
       if (isNxCloudUsed(readNxJson())) {
         tasks.push(verifyOrUpdateNxCloudClient(getCloudOptions()));
       }
+
+      process.env.NX_DAEMON = 'false';
       await Promise.all(
         tasks.map((promise) => {
           return promise.catch((e) => {