diff --git a/nix/installer.nix b/nix/installer.nix
index 10274f1..8ed8989 100644
--- a/nix/installer.nix
+++ b/nix/installer.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,10 @@
   system.stateVersion = config.system.nixos.version;
 
   # use latest kernel we can support to get more hardware support
-  boot.kernelPackages = config.boot.zfs.package.latestCompatibleLinuxPackages;
+  boot.kernelPackages = lib.mkDefault (pkgs.zfs.override {
+    removeLinuxDRM = pkgs.hostPlatform.isAarch64;
+  }).latestCompatibleLinuxPackages;
+  boot.zfs.removeLinuxDRM = lib.mkDefault pkgs.hostPlatform.isAarch64;
 
   # IPMI SOL console redirection stuff
   boot.kernelParams =
diff --git a/nix/noninteractive.nix b/nix/noninteractive.nix
index ad95b58..d775beb 100644
--- a/nix/noninteractive.nix
+++ b/nix/noninteractive.nix
@@ -50,9 +50,20 @@
       "dm-raid"
     ];
     extraModulePackages = [
-      config.boot.kernelPackages.zfs
+      (config.boot.kernelPackages.zfs.override {
+        inherit (config.boot.zfs) removeLinuxDRM;
+      })
     ];
   };
 
+  boot.kernelPatches = lib.optional (config.boot.zfs.removeLinuxDRM && pkgs.stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "aarch64-linux") {
+    name = "export-neon-symbols-as-gpl";
+    patch = pkgs.fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/torvalds/linux/commit/aaeca98456431a8d9382ecf48ac4843e252c07b3.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-L2g4G1tlWPIi/QRckMuHDcdWBcKpObSWSRTvbHRIwIk=";
+      revert = true;
+    };
+  };
+
   networking.hostId = lib.mkDefault "8425e349";
 }