diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
index 0f47c82f0325..92cec3ca82c2 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/sane/backends/generic.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     substituteInPlace $out/lib/libsane.la \
       --replace "-ljpeg" "-L${libjpeg.out}/lib -ljpeg"
+
+    # net.conf conflicts with the file generated by the nixos module
+    rm -f $out/etc/sane.d/net.conf
   '' + stdenv.lib.concatStrings (builtins.map installFirmware compatFirmware);
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {