diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix b/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix
index 437c89afe184..2c8e84fdae4d 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ runCommand "${firmware.name}-xz" args ''
         ln -vs -- "''${target/^${firmware}/$out}" "$out/$link"
       fi
   done
+
+  echo "Checking for broken symlinks:"
+  find -L $out -type l -print -execdir false -- '{}' '+'
 ''