diff --git a/nixos/modules/programs/flashrom.nix b/nixos/modules/programs/flashrom.nix
index 294b208a3720..9f8faff14e47 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/programs/flashrom.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/programs/flashrom.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,5 @@ in
   config = mkIf cfg.enable {
     services.udev.packages = [ cfg.package ];
     environment.systemPackages = [ cfg.package ];
-    users.groups.flashrom = { };
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
index 615cca201814..a76074918a66 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace util/flashrom_udev.rules \
-      --replace "plugdev" "flashrom"
+      --replace 'GROUP="plugdev"' 'TAG+="uaccess", TAG+="udev-acl"'
   '';
 
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" "libinstall" ]