diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index e59db7e0..c23b823c 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -680,6 +680,11 @@
 
                 tmpOnTmpfs = true;
               };
+              nixpkgs.config.packageOverrides = pkgs: {
+                makeModulesClosure = x:
+                  # prevent kernel install fail due to missing modules
+                  pkgs.makeModulesClosure (x // { allowMissing = true; });
+              };
               sdImage = {
                 compressImage = false;
                 imageBaseName = "schalter";