diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/builder.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/builder.sh
index 00d70d6198f2..08b1a16606e9 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/builder.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/builder.sh
@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ unpackFile() {
 }
 
 
+patchPhase() {
+    (cd usr/src/nv && patch -p3 < $patch)
+}
+
+
 buildPhase=myBuildPhase
 myBuildPhase() {
     echo "Building linux driver against kernel: " $kernel;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix
index 7b414600ccb6..d2a3689c0dea 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia/default.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0bxxjp30bysqaviqjq05vmrhp17w3qn94iwwwj074qmi710zffyy";
   };
 
+  # Fix for compiling on Linux >= 2.6.24.
+  patch = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.nvnews.net/vbulletin/attachment.php?s=41498f047cfc027419df58a2559e9a7f&attachmentid=30771&d=1205875946";
+    sha256 = "17bb9yzkys1fsvf0mri3kpj1zvvqwvdcaszcl8ax9jfkxbd47m9n";
+    name = "nvidia-2.5.24.patch";
+  };
+
   #xenPatch = ./nvidia-2.6.24-xen.patch;
 
   inherit versionNumber kernel;