diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 746991c00b7e..da0659e4231f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -672,6 +672,8 @@ let
 
       VFIO_PCI_VGA = mkIf stdenv.is64bit yes;
 
+      UDMABUF = whenAtLeast "4.20" yes;
+
       # VirtualBox guest drivers in the kernel conflict with the ones in the
       # official additions package and prevent the vboxsf module from loading,
       # so disable them for now.