diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
index 58c4fc53a41..845b041c776 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
@@ -51,5 +51,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jcumming wizeman wkennington fpletz globin ];
+    broken = stdenv.lib.versionAtLeast kernel.version "4.18";
   };
 }