diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 57aeb9d39986..232169ab07d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ in {
     rtw88 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rtw88 { };
     rtlwifi_new = rtw88;
 
-    rtw89 = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rtw89 { };
+    rtw89 = if lib.versionOlder kernel.version "5.16" then callPackage ../os-specific/linux/rtw89 { } else null;
 
     openafs_1_8 = callPackage ../servers/openafs/1.8/module.nix { };
     openafs_1_9 = callPackage ../servers/openafs/1.9/module.nix { };