diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kvdo/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kvdo/default.nix
index 74895e11bd5a..3e0936cc8a95 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kvdo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kvdo/default.nix
@@ -27,5 +27,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/dm-vdo/kvdo";
     description = "A pair of kernel modules which provide pools of deduplicated and/or compressed block storage";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
+    broken = kernel.kernelOlder "5.15" || kernel.kernelAtLeast "5.17";
   };
 }