diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbip/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbip/default.nix
index f927b4ffc780..f927eaefb4eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbip/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/usbip/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{ stdenv, kernel, udev, autoconf, automake, libtool }:
+{ lib, stdenv, kernel, udev, autoconf, automake, libtool }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "usbip-${kernel.name}";
 
   src = kernel.src;
 
-  patches = [
+  patches = lib.optionals (lib.versionAtLeast "5.4" kernel.version) [
     # fixes build with gcc8
     ./fix-snprintf-truncation.patch
     # fixes build with gcc9