diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix
index 3f971e7a6edb3..1ea3a90005b95 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kmod/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchzip, autoconf, automake, docbook_xml_dtd_42
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchzip, fetchpatch, autoconf, automake, docbook_xml_dtd_42
 , docbook_xml_dtd_43, docbook_xsl, gtk-doc, libtool, pkg-config
 , libxslt, xz, zstd, elf-header
 , withDevdoc ? stdenv.hostPlatform == stdenv.buildPlatform
@@ -48,8 +48,14 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     (lib.enableFeature withDevdoc "gtk-doc")
   ] ++ lib.optional withStatic "--enable-static";
 
-  patches = [ ./module-dir.patch ]
-    ++ lib.optional withStatic ./enable-static.patch;
+  patches = [
+    ./module-dir.patch
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "musl.patch";
+      url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/kernel/kmod/kmod.git/patch/?id=11eb9bc67c319900ab00523997323a97d2d08ad2";
+      hash = "sha256-CYG615elMWces6QGQRg2H/NL7W4XsG9Zvz5H+xsdFFo=";
+    })
+  ] ++ lib.optional withStatic ./enable-static.patch;
 
   postInstall = ''
     for prog in rmmod insmod lsmod modinfo modprobe depmod; do