diff --git a/nix/os/devices/steveej-x13s/configuration.nix b/nix/os/devices/steveej-x13s/configuration.nix
index 957e658..25ed3a8 100644
--- a/nix/os/devices/steveej-x13s/configuration.nix
+++ b/nix/os/devices/steveej-x13s/configuration.nix
@@ -233,8 +233,13 @@
     ];
   };
 
+  # TODO: debug this collision: collision between `/nix/store/cb32qlzc4pm6h4arw59kxqyzbvgnmx7g-b43-firmware-6.30.163.46-zstd/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw.zst' and `/nix/store/niffz3cf0v91y5knz0an29fwvm8amigm-b43-firmware-5.100.138-zstd/lib/firmware/b43/a0g0bsinitvals5.fw.zst'
   hardware.firmware = lib.mkBefore [
-    packages'.x13s-ath11k-firmware
+    (pkgs.runCommand "x13s-ath11k-firmware-before" { } ''
+      mkdir -p $out/lib/firmware/ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/
+      cp -v ${nodeFlake.inputs.ath11k-firmware}/WCN6855/hw2.1/{board-2,regdb}.bin $out/lib/firmware/ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/
+      cp -v ${nodeFlake.inputs.ath11k-firmware}/WCN6855/hw2.1/1.1/WLAN.HSP.1.1-03125-QCAHSPSWPL_V1_V2_SILICONZ_LITE-3.6510.41/{amss,m3}.bin $out/lib/firmware/ath11k/WCN6855/hw2.1/
+    '')
   ];
 
   # see https://linrunner.de/tlp/