diff --git a/config/default.nix b/config/default.nix
index be83f5ee..20c53056 100644
--- a/config/default.nix
+++ b/config/default.nix
@@ -9,4 +9,5 @@
     ./i18n.nix
   ];
   boot.initrd.systemd.enable = true;
+  hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true;
 }
diff --git a/machine/pc-installer/default.nix b/machine/pc-installer/default.nix
index 73938e7f..1cb65ae7 100644
--- a/machine/pc-installer/default.nix
+++ b/machine/pc-installer/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
     "${nixos-config}/config"
     ./disko.nix
     ./grub.nix
+    ./hardware.nix
   ];
   system.stateVersion = config.system.nixos.version;
   specialisation.graphical = {
diff --git a/machine/pc-installer/hardware.nix b/machine/pc-installer/hardware.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5f87e0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/machine/pc-installer/hardware.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+{...}: {
+  boot.initrd.availableKernelModules = ["nvme" "ahci" "xhci_pci" "usbhid" "uas" "sd_mod"];
+  hardware.cpu.amd.updateMicrocode = true;
+  hardware.cpu.intel.updateMicrocode = true;
+}