diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/accelio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/accelio/default.nix
index 8aa2dc6bb79..76c5cf32bbd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/accelio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/accelio/default.nix
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = with platforms; linux ++ freebsd;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ wkennington ];
     # kernel 4.2 is the most recent supported kernel
-    broken = kernel != null && builtins.compareVersions kernel.version "4.2" == 1;
+    broken = kernel != null &&
+      (builtins.compareVersions kernel.version "4.2" == 1 ||
+       (kernel.features.grsecurity or false));
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lttng-modules/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lttng-modules/default.nix
index dc21176fa3c..91a3464d1fa 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lttng-modules/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lttng-modules/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = with licenses; [ lgpl21 gpl2 mit ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
+    broken = (kernel.features.grsecurity or false);
   };
 
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8812au/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8812au/default.nix
index 6279deac60a..bc6a97029c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8812au/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8812au/default.nix
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/csssuf/rtl8812au";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" ];
+    broken = (kernel.features.grsecurity or false);
   };
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
index 772ff0b6009..09cdcbf8a24 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
@@ -62,5 +62,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jcumming wizeman wkennington ];
+    broken = (kernel.features.grsecurity or false);
   };
 }