diff --git a/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-rescue.nix b/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-rescue.nix
index ed5184c69cb3..43b9c9e2b7c1 100644
--- a/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-rescue.nix
+++ b/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-rescue.nix
@@ -4,48 +4,8 @@
 {config, pkgs, ...}:
 
 {
-  require = [./installation-cd-base.nix];
-
-  installer.configModule = "./nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/installation-cd-minimal.nix";
-
-  # Don't include X libraries.
-  services.openssh.forwardX11 = false;
-  services.dbus.enable = false; # depends on libX11
-  services.hal.enable = false; # depends on dbus
-  fonts.enableFontConfig = false;
-  fonts.enableCoreFonts = false;
-
-  # Useful for rescue..
-  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
-    utillinuxCurses ddrescue 
-    pciutils sdparm hdparm hddtemp usbutils
-    btrfsProgs xfsprogs jfsutils jfsrec
-    iproute 
-    fuse ntfs3g smbfsFuse sshfsFuse
-    manpages irssi elinks mcabber mutt openssh lftp 
-    openssl ncat socat
-    gnupg1 gnupg
-    patch which diffutils gcc binutils bc file
-    screen
-    bvi joe nvi 
-    subversion16 monotone git darcs mercurial bazaar cvs
-    unrar unzip zip lzma cabextract cpio 
-    lsof
+  require = [
+    ./installation-cd-base.nix
+    ../../profiles/rescue.nix
   ];
-
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_2_6_32;
-  boot.initrd.kernelModules = ["evdev" "i8042" "pcips2" "serio"
-    "sd_mod" "libata" "unix" "usbhid" "uhci_hcd" "atkbd" "xtkbd" "fbdev"
-    "iso9660" "udf" "loop"];
-  boot.kernelModules = ["fbcon" "radeonfb" "intelfb" "sisfb" "nvidiafb"
-    "cirrusfb"];
-  boot.kernelParams = [
-      "selinux=0"
-      "acpi=on"
-      "apm=off"
-      "console=tty1"
-      "splash=verbose"
-    ];
-
-  services.ttyBackgrounds.enable = false;
 }
diff --git a/modules/profiles/rescue.nix b/modules/profiles/rescue.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b3b830e6618f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/profiles/rescue.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+# This module defines a small NixOS configuration.  It does not contain any
+# graphical stuff but contains many tools useful for the rescue.
+
+{config, pkgs, ...}:
+
+{
+  require = [ ./minimal.nix ];
+
+  # Useful for rescue..
+  environment.systemPackages = with pkgs; [
+    utillinuxCurses ddrescue 
+    pciutils sdparm hdparm hddtemp usbutils
+    btrfsProgs xfsprogs jfsutils jfsrec
+    iproute 
+    fuse ntfs3g smbfsFuse sshfsFuse
+    manpages irssi elinks mcabber mutt openssh lftp 
+    openssl ncat socat
+    gnupg1 gnupg
+    patch which diffutils gcc binutils bc file
+    screen
+    bvi joe nvi 
+    subversion16 monotone git darcs mercurial bazaar cvs
+    unrar unzip zip lzma cabextract cpio 
+    lsof
+  ];
+
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_2_6_32;
+
+  boot.initrd.kernelModules = [
+    "evdev" "i8042" "pcips2" "serio" "sd_mod" "libata" "unix" "usbhid"
+    "uhci_hcd" "atkbd" "xtkbd" "fbdev" "iso9660" "udf" "loop"
+  ];
+
+  boot.kernelModules = [
+    "fbcon"
+    "radeonfb"
+    "intelfb"
+    "sisfb"
+    "nvidiafb"
+    "cirrusfb"
+  ];
+
+  boot.kernelParams = [
+    "selinux=0"
+    "acpi=on"
+    "apm=off"
+    "console=tty1"
+    "splash=verbose"
+  ];
+
+  services.ttyBackgrounds.enable = false;
+}