diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
index 9fa26eba4ab..350b73e339f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ let version = "4.1.10"; in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "virtualbox-${version}-${kernel.version}";
 
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE="-I${kernel}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build/include/generated";
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://download.virtualbox.org/virtualbox/${version}/VirtualBox-${version}.tar.bz2";
     sha256 = "1gsp3arp79x6gmh403sayh4lzr3l8fc3anp664fyl1dl0ykgmqs7";