diff --git a/gnu/system/install.scm b/gnu/system/install.scm
index d887313132..5776938f10 100644
--- a/gnu/system/install.scm
+++ b/gnu/system/install.scm
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ Access documentation at any time by pressing Alt-F2.\x1b[0m
                  (target "/dev/sda")))
     (label (string-append "GNU Guix installation "
                           (package-version guix)))
+    (kernel-arguments '("modprobe.blacklist=radeon"))
 
     (file-systems
      ;; Note: the disk image build code overrides this root file system with