diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs/default.nix
index 1739ac1faa70..6d55c5522f44 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8723bs/default.nix
@@ -31,5 +31,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "https://github.com/hadess/rtl8723bs";
     license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = [ "x86_64-linux" "i686-linux" ];
+    broken = !stdenv.lib.versionAtLeast kernel.version "3.19";
   };
 }