diff --git a/hosts/uConsole/hardware-configuration.nix b/hosts/uConsole/hardware-configuration.nix
index c69782b..bc20524 100644
--- a/hosts/uConsole/hardware-configuration.nix
+++ b/hosts/uConsole/hardware-configuration.nix
@@ -9,21 +9,23 @@
   boot.initrd.kernelModules = [ ];
   boot.extraModulePackages = [ ];
 
-  # uConsole CM5 eMMC partitions managed by disko
-  # Labels defined in disko-config.nix
-  fileSystems."/" = {
+  # Filesystems for NixOS install.
+  # mkForce overrides disko's auto-generated paths so we can use
+  # filesystem labels (by-label) which work with loop device installs.
+  # Disko will set its own paths when nixos-anywhere is used.
+  fileSystems."/" = lib.mkForce {
     device = "/dev/disk/by-label/NIXOS_UCM5";
     fsType = "ext4";
     options = [ "noatime" ];
   };
 
-  fileSystems."/boot/firmware" = {
+  fileSystems."/boot/firmware" = lib.mkForce {
     device = "/dev/disk/by-label/FIRMWARE";
     fsType = "vfat";
-    options = lib.mkForce [ "fmask=0022" "dmask=0022" ];
+    options = [ "fmask=0022" "dmask=0022" ];
   };
 
-  fileSystems."/home" = {
+  fileSystems."/home" = lib.mkForce {
     device = "/dev/disk/by-label/NIXOS_HOME";
     fsType = "ext4";
     options = [ "noatime" ];