diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
index 49588a589937..8e8b88a9bd2d 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , img ? pkgs.stdenv.platform.kernelTarget
 , storeDir ? builtins.storeDir
 , rootModules ?
-    [ "virtio_pci" "virtio_mmio" "virtio_blk" "virtio_balloon" "virtio_rng" "ext4" "unix" "9p" "9pnet_virtio" ]
+    [ "virtio_pci" "virtio_mmio" "virtio_blk" "virtio_balloon" "virtio_rng" "ext4" "unix" "9p" "9pnet_virtio" "crc32c_generic" ]
       ++ pkgs.lib.optional (pkgs.stdenv.isi686 || pkgs.stdenv.isx86_64) "rtc_cmos"
 }: