diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
index debecef1c1b..c86efe22f6e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ jcumming wizeman wkennington fpletz ];
-    broken = buildKernel && kernel.features.grsecurity;
+    broken = buildKernel && (kernel.features.grsecurity or false);
   };
 }