diff --git a/install/hardware/apple/fix-t2.sh b/install/hardware/apple/fix-t2.sh
index 948828d4..90d4a7df 100644
--- a/install/hardware/apple/fix-t2.sh
+++ b/install/hardware/apple/fix-t2.sh
@@ -3,11 +3,16 @@
 if lspci -nn | grep "106b:180[12]" >/dev/null; then
   echo "Detected MacBook with T2 chip. Installing support items..."
 
+  # apple-bcm-firmware-fetcher reads its firmware off an on-disk macOS volume —
+  # Wi-Fi firmware for T2 Macs is only legally obtainable from there. A
+  # single-boot install that wiped macOS has no such volume, so the fetch comes
+  # up empty; those machines need the firmware supplied from a macOS copy or a
+  # downloaded recovery image instead.
   omarchy-pkg-add \
     linux-t2 \
     linux-t2-headers \
     apple-t2-audio-config \
-    apple-bcm-firmware \
+    apple-bcm-firmware-fetcher \
     t2fanrd
 
   # Enable T2 fan control
diff --git a/install/omarchy-other.packages b/install/omarchy-other.packages
index ee7607a7..a6e61656 100644
--- a/install/omarchy-other.packages
+++ b/install/omarchy-other.packages
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ dell-xps13-sidecar-amps
 lsp-plugins-lv2
 
 # T2 MacBook support packages
-apple-bcm-firmware
+apple-bcm-firmware-fetcher
 apple-t2-audio-config
 linux-t2
 linux-t2-headers
diff --git a/test/shell.d/t2-hardware-test.sh b/test/shell.d/t2-hardware-test.sh
index 8b2c478b..850f37c5 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/t2-hardware-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/t2-hardware-test.sh
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@ grep -Fq 'KERNEL_CMDLINE[default]+=" intel_iommu=on iommu=pt pm_async=off mem_sl
   fail "T2 setup leaves optional Touch Bar customization uninstalled"
 ! grep -qx 'tiny-dfr' "$other_packages" ||
   fail "the ISO no longer caches tiny-dfr"
+grep -Fq 'apple-bcm-firmware-fetcher' "$fix_t2" ||
+  fail "T2 setup installs the firmware fetcher"
+grep -Fq 'apple-bcm-firmware-fetcher' "$other_packages" ||
+  fail "the default package list installs the firmware fetcher"
 pass "fresh T2 setup uses t2bce-compatible suspend, fan, and Touch Bar defaults"
 
 test_tmp=$(mktemp -d)