diff --git a/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix b/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix
index 200669395728..f57502d4c83e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/hardware/device-tree.nix
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ in {
         base = mkOption {
           default = "${config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel}/dtbs";
           defaultText = "\${config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel}/dtbs";
-          example = literalExample "pkgs.deviceTree.raspberryPiDtbs";
-          type = types.nullOr types.path;
+          example = literalExample "pkgs.deviceTree_rpi";
+          type = types.path;
           description = ''
             The package containing the base device-tree (.dtb) to boot. Contains
             device trees bundled with the Linux kernel by default.
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ in {
         overlays = mkOption {
           default = [];
           example = literalExample
-            "[\"\${pkgs.deviceTree.raspberryPiOverlays}/w1-gpio.dtbo\"]";
+            "[\"\${pkgs.deviceTree_rpi.overlays}/w1-gpio.dtbo\"]";
           type = types.listOf types.path;
           description = ''
             A path containing device tree overlays (.dtbo) to be applied to all
@@ -41,9 +41,9 @@ in {
         package = mkOption {
           default = null;
           type = types.nullOr types.path;
+          internal = true;
           description = ''
-            A path containing device tree overlays (.dtbo) to be applied to all
-            base device-trees. Overrides `base` and `overlays`.
+            A path containing the result of applying `overlays` to `base`.
           '';
         };
       };
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree/default.nix
similarity index 56%
rename from pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree.nix
rename to pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree/default.nix
index 81dccac8b8c8..13d819a08a5b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenvNoCC, dtc, findutils, raspberrypifw }:
+{ stdenvNoCC, dtc, findutils }:
 
 with stdenvNoCC.lib; {
   applyOverlays = (base: overlays: stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
@@ -14,15 +14,4 @@ with stdenvNoCC.lib; {
       done
     '';
   });
-
-  raspberryPiDtbs = stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
-    name = "raspberrypi-dtbs-${raspberrypifw.version}";
-    nativeBuildInputs = [ raspberrypifw ];
-    buildCommand = ''
-      mkdir -p $out/broadcom/
-      cp ${raspberrypifw}/share/raspberrypi/boot/bcm*.dtb $out/broadcom
-    '';
-  };
-
-  raspberryPiOverlays = "${raspberrypifw}/share/raspberrypi/boot/overlays";
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree/raspberrypi.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree/raspberrypi.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..aa6edefd74d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/device-tree/raspberrypi.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+{ stdenvNoCC, raspberrypifw }:
+
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
+  name = "raspberrypi-dtbs-${raspberrypifw.version}";
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ raspberrypifw ];
+  buildCommand = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/broadcom/
+    cp ${raspberrypifw}/share/raspberrypi/boot/bcm*.dtb $out/broadcom
+  '';
+  passthru = {
+    # Compatible overlays that may be used
+    overlays = "${raspberrypifw}/share/raspberrypi/boot/overlays";
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 44cd12b4db6c..d5698ee3914b 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -169,7 +169,9 @@ in
 
   demoit = callPackage ../servers/demoit { };
 
-  deviceTree = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/device-tree.nix {};
+  deviceTree = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/device-tree {};
+
+  device-tree_rpi = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/device-tree/raspberrypi.nix {};
 
   diffPlugins = (callPackage ../build-support/plugins.nix {}).diffPlugins;