diff --git a/gnu/system.scm b/gnu/system.scm
index 82397be3a35dcc0006d93d638bd4af0cb98cf0f6..9396add477f5eaf7a333b67be14255be9d1571a7 100644
--- a/gnu/system.scm
+++ b/gnu/system.scm
@@ -222,7 +222,12 @@ (define %base-packages
          lsof                                 ;for Guix's 'list-runtime-roots'
          util-linux inetutils isc-dhcp
          net-tools                        ; XXX: remove when Inetutils suffices
-         module-init-tools udev kbd
+
+         ;; Get 'insmod' & co. from kmod, not module-init-tools, since udev
+         ;; already depends on it anyway.
+         kmod udev
+
+         kbd
 
          ;; The packages below are also in %FINAL-INPUTS, so take them from
          ;; there to avoid duplication.