diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 2cb3ea834d92..f1e2fc53be65 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ let
     inherit lib;
   };
 
-  makeInitrd = {contents, compressor ? "gzip -9"}:
+  makeInitrd = {contents, compressor ? "gzip -9n"}:
     import ../build-support/kernel/make-initrd.nix {
       inherit stdenv perl perlArchiveCpio cpio contents ubootChooser compressor;
     };