diff --git a/third_party/linux-firmware/external.bzl b/third_party/linux-firmware/external.bzl
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+load("@bazel_tools//tools/build_defs/repo:http.bzl", "http_archive")
+
+def linux_firmware_external(name, version):
+    sums = {
+        "20211216": "c0f735dd232c22d41ce4d23a050a8d6efe3b6b8cbf9d0a636af5f9df66a619a3",
+    }
+    all_content = """filegroup(name = "all_files", srcs = glob(["**"]), visibility = ["//visibility:public"])"""
+
+    http_archive(
+        name = name,
+        build_file_content = all_content,
+        sha256 = sums[version],
+        strip_prefix = "linux-firmware-" + version,
+        urls = ["https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/firmware/linux-firmware.git/snapshot/linux-firmware-%s.tar.gz" % version],
+    )