diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
index 052d3ea50fc0..a4d9664a5531 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/netboot/netboot.nix
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ with lib;
 
     # Create the initrd
     system.build.netbootRamdisk = pkgs.makeInitrdNG {
-      inherit (config.boot.initrd) compressor;
+      inherit (config.boot.initrd) compressor compressorArgs;
       prepend = [ "${config.system.build.initialRamdisk}/initrd" ];
 
       contents = [