diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/firmware-linux-nonfree/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/firmware-linux-nonfree/default.nix
index 47d56cbf796..47fe2e446c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/firmware-linux-nonfree/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/firmware-linux-nonfree/default.nix
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "110vxgahyx5dvylqrxsm5cmx4a32cl2zchvm6cgc270jz75fg7wd";
   };
 
-  preInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $out
-  '';
-
   installFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];
 
   # Firmware blobs do not need fixing and should not be modified
   dontFixup = true;
 
+  outputHashMode = "recursive";
+  outputHashAlgo = "sha256";
+  outputHash = "0r2g91hc7csp2fbp2ny4s4rwv0mw2m130gpnisxnhzi05hkwki66";
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Binary firmware collection packaged by kernel.org";
     homepage = http://packages.debian.org/sid/firmware-linux-nonfree;