diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
index 9c684fbada2c..1575c0257d1c 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/stage-1.nix
@@ -350,6 +350,9 @@ let
             '';
           symlink = "/etc/modprobe.d/ubuntu.conf";
         }
+        { object = config.environment.etc."modprobe.d/nixos.conf".source;
+          symlink = "/etc/modprobe.d/nixos.conf";
+        }
         { object = pkgs.kmod-debian-aliases;
           symlink = "/etc/modprobe.d/debian.conf";
         }