diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cryptodev/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cryptodev/default.nix
index 4ffd8fadd12..d25692b6cdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cryptodev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/cryptodev/default.nix
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://home.gna.org/cryptodev-linux/;
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    broken = !stdenv.lib.versionOlder kernel.version "4.13";
   };
 }