diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
index 90ce61b25c88..4fa9df8ddee4 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/linux/default.nix
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@ rec {
       gcc = stdenvLinuxBoot3Pkgs.gcc.gcc;
       name = "";
     };
+    extraPath = [ stdenvLinuxBoot3Pkgs.xz ];
     overrides = pkgs: {
       inherit (stdenvLinuxBoot1Pkgs) perl;
       inherit (stdenvLinuxBoot3Pkgs) gettext gnum4 xz gmp;