diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix
index 4a1983167957..01cfe8a02e10 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/channel.nix
@@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ let
       if [ ! -e $out/nixos/nixpkgs ]; then
         ln -s . $out/nixos/nixpkgs
       fi
+      echo -n ${config.system.nixos.revision} > $out/nixos/.git-revision
       echo -n ${config.system.nixos.versionSuffix} > $out/nixos/.version-suffix
+      echo ${config.system.nixos.versionSuffix} | sed -e s/pre// > $out/nixos/svn-revision
     '';
 
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