diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/aufs2/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/aufs2/default.nix
index 86ccc7e30d54..0b10962b7f7c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/aufs2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/aufs2/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, kernel, perl }:
 
+assert kernel.features ? aufsBase;
+
 let version = "20100522"; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
index 9595fcb36c8e..abaa4857237a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/patches.nix
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ in
       # standalone package.
       name = "aufs2";
       patch = ./aufs2.patch;
-    };  
-      
+      features.aufsBase = true;
+    };
+
 }