diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/kexec/kexec-boot.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/kexec/kexec-boot.nix
index 95ab774468c1..2d062214efc2 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/kexec/kexec-boot.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/kexec/kexec-boot.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@
         }
         {
           name = "bzImage";
-          path = "${config.system.build.kernel}/bzImage";
+          path = "${config.system.build.kernel}/${config.system.boot.loader.kernelFile}";
         }
         {
           name = "kexec-boot";