diff --git a/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix b/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix
index f3e86bfd201..25c8ac30771 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/config/system-path.nix
@@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ let
       pkgs.ncurses
       pkgs.netcat
       pkgs.openssh
-      pkgs.pciutils
       pkgs.perl
       pkgs.procps
       pkgs.rsync
@@ -48,7 +47,6 @@ let
       pkgs.sysvtools
       pkgs.su
       pkgs.time
-      pkgs.usbutils
       pkgs.utillinux
       extraManpages
     ];
diff --git a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
index 0864fe79435..0d40b7112df 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/profiles/base.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     pkgs.hdparm
     pkgs.dmraid
     pkgs.smartmontools # for diagnosing hard disks
+    pkgs.pciutils
+    pkgs.usbutils
 
     # Tools to create / manipulate filesystems.
     pkgs.ntfsprogs # for resizing NTFS partitions