diff --git a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi4.nix b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi4.nix
index c545a1e7e242..79c835dc3909 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi4.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/installer/cd-dvd/sd-image-raspberrypi4.nix
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
   sdImage = {
     firmwareSize = 128;
+    firmwarePartitionName = "NIXOS_BOOT";
     # This is a hack to avoid replicating config.txt from boot.loader.raspberryPi
     populateFirmwareCommands =
       "${config.system.build.installBootLoader} ${config.system.build.toplevel} -d ./firmware";
@@ -25,6 +26,12 @@
     populateRootCommands = "";
   };
 
+  fileSystems."/boot/firmware" = {
+    # This effectively "renames" the loaOf entry set in sd-image.nix
+    mountPoint = "/boot";
+    neededForBoot = true;
+  };
+
   # the installation media is also the installation target,
   # so we don't want to provide the installation configuration.nix.
   installer.cloneConfig = false;