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-rw-r--r--gnu/bootloader/extlinux.scm10
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/gnu/bootloader/extlinux.scm b/gnu/bootloader/extlinux.scm
index 9b6e2c7f2a..f7820a37a4 100644
--- a/gnu/bootloader/extlinux.scm
+++ b/gnu/bootloader/extlinux.scm
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 (define-module (gnu bootloader extlinux)
   #:use-module (gnu bootloader)
   #:use-module (gnu system)
+  #:use-module (gnu build bootloader)
   #:use-module (gnu packages bootloaders)
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
   #:use-module (guix monads)
@@ -95,13 +96,8 @@ TIMEOUT ~a~%"
                   (find-files syslinux-dir "\\.c32$"))
         (unless
             (and (zero? (system* extlinux "--install" install-dir))
-                 (call-with-input-file (string-append syslinux-dir "/" #$mbr)
-                   (lambda (input)
-                     (let ((bv (get-bytevector-n input 440)))
-                       (call-with-output-file device
-                         (lambda (output)
-                           (put-bytevector output bv))
-                         #:binary #t)))))
+                 (write-file-on-device
+                  (string-append syslinux-dir "/" #$mbr) 440 device 0))
           (error "failed to install SYSLINUX")))))
 
 (define install-extlinux-mbr