diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/build.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/build.nix
index 0e1b774515d7..390238c89ba0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/build.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/build.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
   rustc-unwrapped,
   rust-bindgen-unwrapped,
   rustPlatform,
+  makeSetupHook,
+  xz,
 }:
 
 let
@@ -158,6 +160,11 @@ lib.makeOverridable (
       elfutils
       # module makefiles often run uname commands to find out the kernel version
       (buildPackages.deterministic-uname.override { inherit modDirVersion; })
+      (makeSetupHook {
+        name = "setup-module-compression";
+        substitutions = { inherit configfile modDirVersion; };
+        propagatedNativeBuildInputs = [ xz ];
+      } ./setup-module-compression.sh)
     ]
     ++ optional (lib.versionAtLeast version "5.13") zstd
     ++ optionals withRust [
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/setup-module-compression.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/setup-module-compression.sh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dc357ad30943
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/setup-module-compression.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# shellcheck shell=bash
+
+setupModuleCompressionHook() {
+  # Ensure CRC32 is used, which the kernel is capable of decompressing natively (enabled by CONFIG_MODULE_DECOMPRESS=y).
+  export XZ_OPT="--check=crc32"
+}
+
+if [[ -z "${dontSetupModuleCompression-}" ]]; then
+  nixInfoLog "Using setupModuleCompressionHook"
+  postConfigureHooks+=(setupModuleCompressionHook)
+fi