1 files changed, 8 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/hardware/sane.nix b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/hardware/sane.nix
index 8408844c4f94..8f64afe60734 100644
--- a/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/hardware/sane.nix
+++ b/nixpkgs/nixos/modules/services/hardware/sane.nix
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ with lib;
 
 let
 
-  pkg = pkgs.sane-backends.override {
+  pkg = config.hardware.sane.backends-package.override {
     scanSnapDriversUnfree = config.hardware.sane.drivers.scanSnap.enable;
     scanSnapDriversPackage = config.hardware.sane.drivers.scanSnap.package;
   };
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ in
       '';
     };
 
+    hardware.sane.backends-package = mkOption {
+      type = types.package;
+      default = pkgs.sane-backends;
+      defaultText = literalExpression "pkgs.sane-backends";
+      description = lib.mdDoc "Backends driver package to use.";
+    };
+
     hardware.sane.snapshot = mkOption {
       type = types.bool;
       default = false;