diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix
index e7cbf415a22..83f8a2586bd 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/iso-image.nix
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ let
     INITRD /boot/${config.system.boot.loader.initrdFile}
 
     # A variant to boot with verbose logging to the console
-    LABEL boot-nomodeset
+    LABEL boot-debug
     MENU LABEL NixOS ${config.system.nixos.label}${config.isoImage.appendToMenuLabel} (debug)
     LINUX /boot/${config.system.boot.loader.kernelFile}
     APPEND init=${config.system.build.toplevel}/init ${toString config.boot.kernelParams} loglevel=7