diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix b/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix
index 2c8e84fdae4d..cb9ce7a71338 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/kernel/compress-firmware-xz.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 firmware:
 
 let
-  args = lib.optionalAttrs (firmware ? meta) { inherit (firmware) meta; };
+  args = {
+    allowedRequisites = [];
+  } // lib.optionalAttrs (firmware ? meta) { inherit (firmware) meta; };
 in
 
 runCommand "${firmware.name}-xz" args ''