diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix b/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
index 0c08375da646..84c23bed3e3b 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/activation/top-level.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ let
 
         ln -s ${kernelPath} $out/kernel
         ln -s ${config.system.modulesTree} $out/kernel-modules
+        ${optionalString (pkgs.stdenv.platform.kernelDTB or false) ''
+          ln -s ${config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel}/dtbs $out/dtbs
+        ''}
 
         echo -n "$kernelParams" > $out/kernel-params