diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
index c5c8d837a20..8709531f609 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     else if snapscanFirmware != null then
       "mkdir -p \${out}/share/sane/snapscan ; ln -s " + snapscanFirmware +
       " \${out}/share/sane/snapscan/your-firmwarefile.bin"
+      "mkdir -p \${out}/etc/sane.d ; " +
+      "echo epson2 >> \${out}/etc/sane.d/dll.conf"
     else "";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {