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diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 1d57e8c121..0443e5f756 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -477,6 +477,20 @@ alias ll='ls -l'
#$(user-account-password account)
#$(user-account-system? account)))
+(define (modprobe-wrapper)
+ "Return a wrapper for the 'modprobe' command that knows where modules live.
+
+This wrapper is typically invoked by the Linux kernel ('call_modprobe', in
+kernel/kmod.c), a situation where the 'LINUX_MODULE_DIRECTORY' environment
+variable is not set---hence the need for this wrapper."
+ (let ((modprobe "/run/current-system/profile/bin/modprobe"))
+ (gexp->script "modprobe"
+ #~(begin
+ (setenv "LINUX_MODULE_DIRECTORY"
+ "/run/booted-system/kernel/lib/modules")
+ (apply execl #$modprobe
+ (cons #$modprobe (cdr (command-line))))))))
+
(define (operating-system-activation-script os)
"Return the activation script for OS---i.e., the code that \"activates\" the
stateful part of OS, including user accounts and groups, special directories,
@@ -498,6 +512,7 @@ etc."
(etc (operating-system-etc-directory os))
(modules (imported-modules %modules))
(compiled (compiled-modules %modules))
+ (modprobe (modprobe-wrapper))
(accounts (operating-system-accounts os)))
(define setuid-progs
(operating-system-setuid-programs os))
@@ -540,6 +555,9 @@ etc."
;; Activate setuid programs.
(activate-setuid-programs (list #$@setuid-progs))
+ ;; Tell the kernel to use our 'modprobe' command.
+ (activate-modprobe #$modprobe)
+
;; Run the services' activation snippets.
;; TODO: Use 'load-compiled'.
(for-each primitive-load '#$actions)