diff --git a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl
index 25ef0afe67a1..56549f99235d 100644
--- a/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl
+++ b/modules/installer/tools/nixos-hardware-scan.pl
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ print <<EOF ;
 
 {
   require = [
+    "\${modulesPath}/profiles/@profile@.nix"
     "\${modulesPath}/installer/scan/not-detected.nix"
   ];
 
diff --git a/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix b/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix
index d9ebb58a9f8f..4b0a186d6c43 100644
--- a/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix
+++ b/modules/installer/tools/tools.nix
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ let
     name = "nixos-hardware-scan";
     src = ./nixos-hardware-scan.pl;
     inherit (pkgs) perl;
+    profile = config.installer.installProfile;
   };
 
   nixosOption = makeProg {
@@ -112,6 +113,14 @@ in
         <command>nixos-rebuild</command> to speed up builds.
       '';
     };
+
+    installer.installProfile = pkgs.lib.mkOption {
+      default = "base";
+      example = "graphical";
+      description = ''
+        Name of the profile used when generating the hardware-scan.
+      '';
+    };
     
   };