diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix
index 987eb051b98c..a1ec1d45395e 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/qemu-guest.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
 {
-  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "virtio_net" "virtio_pci" "virtio_blk" "virtio_scsi" "9p" "9pnet_virtio" ];
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = [ "virtio_net" "virtio_pci" "virtio_mmio" "virtio_blk" "virtio_scsi" "9p" "9pnet_virtio" ];
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ "virtio_balloon" "virtio_console" "virtio_rng" ];
 
   boot.initrd.postDeviceCommands =
diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
index 26c66dca8a5c..fdd7c2013b40 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/vm/default.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 , img ? "bzImage"
 , storeDir ? builtins.storeDir
 , rootModules ?
-    [ "virtio_pci" "virtio_blk" "virtio_balloon" "virtio_rng" "ext4" "unix" "9p" "9pnet_virtio" "rtc_cmos" ]
+    [ "virtio_pci" "virtio_mmio" "virtio_blk" "virtio_balloon" "virtio_rng" "ext4" "unix" "9p" "9pnet_virtio" "rtc_cmos" ]
 }:
 
 with pkgs;