diff --git a/tv/5pkgs/default.nix b/tv/5pkgs/default.nix
index d1b73dbb2..e2575300e 100644
--- a/tv/5pkgs/default.nix
+++ b/tv/5pkgs/default.nix
@@ -22,12 +22,6 @@ fix
 //
 
 {
-  dhcpcd = overrideDerivation super.dhcpcd (old: {
-    configureFlags = old.configureFlags ++ [
-      "--dbdir=/var/lib/dhcpcd"
-    ];
-  });
-
   gitAndTools = super.gitAndTools // {
     inherit (self) diff-so-fancy;
   };
diff --git a/tv/5pkgs/override/dhcpcd.nix b/tv/5pkgs/override/dhcpcd.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..202b8e5da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tv/5pkgs/override/dhcpcd.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+self: super:
+
+self.lib.overrideDerivation super.dhcpcd (old: {
+  configureFlags = old.configureFlags ++ [
+    "--dbdir=/var/lib/dhcpcd"
+  ];
+})