diff --git a/pkgs/build-support/xen/default.nix b/pkgs/build-support/xen/default.nix
index 4f5c8fc7508d..044375de0b03 100644
--- a/pkgs/build-support/xen/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/build-support/xen/default.nix
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ let
     ;
 
   # Mark versions older than minSupportedVersion as EOL.
-  minSupportedVersion = "4.17";
+  minSupportedVersion = "4.16";
 
   ## Generic Patch Handling ##