diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
index 81ff6803806..a46762a4a4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/openssh/default.nix
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       cp contrib/ssh-copy-id $out/bin/
       chmod +x $out/bin/ssh-copy-id
       cp contrib/ssh-copy-id.1 $out/share/man/man1/
+
+      ensureDir $out/etc/ssh
+      cp moduli $out/etc/ssh/
     '';
 
   installTargets = "install-nosysconf";