diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
index fa6591701a6..b04f7855fef 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/busybox/default.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_CIFS n
     CONFIG_FEATURE_MOUNT_HELPERS y
 
+    # Set paths for console fonts.
+    CONFIG_DEFAULT_SETFONT_DIR "/etc/kbd"
+
     ${extraConfig}
     $extraCrossConfig
     EOF