diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.13.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.13.nix
index 637d2935c98..a5d816b2563 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.13.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.13.nix
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   features.needsCifsUtils = true;
   features.canDisableNetfilterConntrackHelpers = true;
   features.netfilterRPFilter = true;
-})
+} // (args.argsOverride or {}))
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
index d7598b53b1b..c0006ed7348 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-3.2.nix
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ import ./generic.nix (args // rec {
   };
 
   features.iwlwifi = true;
-})
+} // (args.argsOverride or {}))
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 57a1933c7b2..c6f8fe8b8dd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6660,13 +6660,17 @@ let
   # config options you need (e.g. by overriding extraConfig). See list of options here:
   # https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Grsecurity/Appendix/Grsecurity_and_PaX_Configuration_Options
   linux_3_2_grsecurity = lowPrio (lib.overrideDerivation (linux_3_2.override (args: {
-    modDirVersion = "${linux_3_2.version}-grsec";
     kernelPatches = args.kernelPatches ++ [ kernelPatches.grsecurity_3_0_3_2_54 kernelPatches.grsec_path ];
+    argsOverride = {
+      modDirVersion = "${linux_3_2.modDirVersion}-grsec";
+    };
   })) (args: grsecurityOverrider args));
 
   linux_3_12_grsecurity = lowPrio (lib.overrideDerivation (linux_3_12.override (args: {
-    modDirVersion = "${linux_3_12.version}-grsec";
     kernelPatches = args.kernelPatches ++ [ kernelPatches.grsecurity_3_0_3_12_8 kernelPatches.grsec_path ];
+    argsOverride = {
+      modDirVersion = "${linux_3_12.modDirVersion}-grsec";
+    };
   })) (args: grsecurityOverrider args));
 
   linux_3_2_apparmor = lowPrio (linux_3_2.override {