diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/modprobe.nix b/nixos/modules/system/boot/modprobe.nix
index 652eb046f50a..eaf8cf1ecd6f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/modprobe.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/modprobe.nix
@@ -77,6 +77,11 @@ with lib;
         '')}
         ${config.boot.extraModprobeConfig}
       '';
+    environment.etc."modprobe.d/usb-load-ehci-first.conf".text =
+      ''
+        softdep uhci_hcd pre: ehci_hcd
+        softdep ohci_hcd pre: ehci_hcd
+      '';
 
     environment.systemPackages = [ config.system.sbin.modprobe pkgs.kmod ];