diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix
index 6980b6e5ff13..12369ebcc6f1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/ocaml/generic.nix
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ let
 in
 
 { stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, buildEnv
-, libX11, xorgproto, useX11 ? safeX11 stdenv
+, libX11, xorgproto, useX11 ? safeX11 stdenv && !stdenv.lib.versionAtLeast version "4.09"
 , aflSupport ? false
 , flambdaSupport ? false
 }: