diff --git a/modules/nixos/hardware/default.nix b/modules/nixos/hardware/default.nix
index ec1d16cc..0e16ba56 100644
--- a/modules/nixos/hardware/default.nix
+++ b/modules/nixos/hardware/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-{ lib, ... }:
 {
   imports = [
     ./cpu # cpu specific options
@@ -6,12 +5,9 @@
     ./media # sound and video
 
     ./bluetooth.nix # bluetooth
+    ./firmwares.nix # firmwares
     ./options.nix # options to set the cpu and gpu
     ./tpm.nix # Trusted Platform Module
     ./yubikey.nix # yubikey device support and management tools
   ];
-
-  config = {
-    hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = lib.modules.mkDefault true;
-  };
 }
diff --git a/modules/nixos/hardware/firmwares.nix b/modules/nixos/hardware/firmwares.nix
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6bad6de0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/nixos/hardware/firmwares.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Enables non-free firmware on devices, this is usually done if
+# `nixos-generate-config` cannot detect what firmware is needed for the device
+# but i don't really care about that so lets just enable it for all devices
+{ hardware.enableRedistributableFirmware = true; }