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1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
index 9db4c4003c9b..cad9013bf5ad 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
+++ b/nixos/modules/system/boot/loader/grub/install-grub.pl
@@ -502,6 +502,14 @@ my $efiDiffer = ($efiTarget eq \$prevGrubState->efi);
 my $efiMountPointDiffer = ($efiSysMountPoint eq \$prevGrubState->efiMountPoint);
 my $requireNewInstall = $devicesDiffer || $versionDiffer || $efiDiffer || $efiMountPointDiffer || (($ENV{'NIXOS_INSTALL_GRUB'} // "") eq "1");
 
+# install a symlink so that grub can detect the boot drive when set
+# as the root directory
+if (! -l "$bootPath/boot") {
+    if (-e "$bootPath/boot") {
+        unlink "$bootPath/boot";
+    }
+    symlink ".", "$bootPath/boot";
+}
 
 # install non-EFI GRUB
 if (($requireNewInstall != 0) && ($efiTarget eq "no" || $efiTarget eq "both")) {
@@ -509,10 +517,10 @@ if (($requireNewInstall != 0) && ($efiTarget eq "no" || $efiTarget eq "both")) {
         next if $dev eq "nodev";
         print STDERR "installing the GRUB $grubVersion boot loader on $dev...\n";
         if ($grubTarget eq "") {
-            system("$grub/sbin/grub-install", "--recheck", "--boot-directory=$bootPath", Cwd::abs_path($dev)) == 0
+            system("$grub/sbin/grub-install", "--recheck", "--root-directory=$bootPath", Cwd::abs_path($dev)) == 0
                 or die "$0: installation of GRUB on $dev failed\n";
         } else {
-            system("$grub/sbin/grub-install", "--recheck", "--boot-directory=$bootPath", "--target=$grubTarget", Cwd::abs_path($dev)) == 0
+            system("$grub/sbin/grub-install", "--recheck", "--root-directory=$bootPath", "--target=$grubTarget", Cwd::abs_path($dev)) == 0
                 or die "$0: installation of GRUB on $dev failed\n";
         }
     }