diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
index bd7077ff7ea1..9a56b6950155 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/amazon-image.nix
@@ -37,8 +37,13 @@ in
       { assertion = cfg.efi -> cfg.hvm;
         message = "EC2 instances using EFI must be HVM instances.";
       }
+      { assertion = versionOlder config.boot.kernelPackages.kernel.version "5.15";
+        message = "ENA driver fails to build with kernel >= 5.15";
+      }
     ];
 
+    boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxKernel.packages.linux_5_10;
+
     boot.growPartition = cfg.hvm;
 
     fileSystems."/" = mkIf (!cfg.zfs.enable) {