diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index 407bd347ffac..2e233e073177 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ let
         IP_VS_PROTO_ESP = yes;
         IP_VS_PROTO_AH = yes;
         IP_VS_IPV6 = yes;
-        IP_DCCP_CCID3 = no; # experimental
+        IP_DCCP_CCID3 = whenOlder "6.16" no; # experimental
         CLS_U32_PERF = yes;
         CLS_U32_MARK = yes;
         BPF_JIT = whenPlatformHasEBPFJit yes;