diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix
index db426b99c318..89d4c463cc70 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   
   buildInputs = [ pkgconfig /* xz zlib */ ];
 
-  #configureFlags = [ "--with-xz" "--with-zlib" ];
+  configureFlags = [ "--sysconfdir=/etc" /* "--with-xz" "--with-zlib" */ ];
 
   patches = [ ./module-dir.patch ];