diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/aggregator.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/aggregator.nix
index ad7d3b330b7d..c32e4177e581 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/aggregator.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/aggregator.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,11 @@ buildEnv {
 
   paths = modules;
 
+  pathsToLink = [
+    "/lib/modules"
+    "/etc/depmod.d"
+  ];
+
   postBuild = ''
     source ${stdenvNoCC}/setup