diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/acpixf.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/acpixf.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..c94641c69192
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/acpixf.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+diff -pur 96.43.20/conftest.sh 96.43.20-3.4/conftest.sh
+--- 96.43.20/conftest.sh	2011-07-18 10:51:11.000000000 +0400
++++ 96.43.20-3.4/conftest.sh	2012-06-16 00:04:22.870746239 +0400
+@@ -908,6 +908,7 @@ compile_test() {
+             #
+             echo "$CONFTEST_PREAMBLE
+             #include <acpi/acpi.h>
++            #include <acpi/acpixf.h>
+             void conftest_acpi_walk_namespace(void) {
+                 acpi_walk_namespace();
+             }" > conftest$$.c
+@@ -923,6 +924,7 @@ compile_test() {
+ 
+             echo "$CONFTEST_PREAMBLE
+             #include <acpi/acpi.h>
++            #include <acpi/acpixf.h>
+             void conftest_acpi_walk_namespace(void) {
+                 acpi_walk_namespace(0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+             }" > conftest$$.c
+@@ -939,6 +941,7 @@ compile_test() {
+ 
+             echo "$CONFTEST_PREAMBLE
+             #include <acpi/acpi.h>
++            #include <acpi/acpixf.h>
+             void conftest_acpi_walk_namespace(void) {
+                 acpi_walk_namespace(0, NULL, 0, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+             }" > conftest$$.c
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder-legacy.sh b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder-legacy.sh
index e0af21759c9d..6062566cbfb1 100755
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder-legacy.sh
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/builder-legacy.sh
@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ buildPhase() {
 
         cd usr/src/nv/
 
+        shopt -s nullglob
+
+        for a in $kpatches; do
+          patch -p1 < $a
+        done
+
         # Workaround: get it to build on kernels that have CONFIG_XEN
         # set.  Disable the test, apply a patch to disable the Xen
         # functionality.
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generated.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generated.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6cf7a93c6445
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/generated.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -pur 173.14.31/conftest.sh 173.14.31-3.3/conftest.sh
+--- 173.14.31/conftest.sh	2011-07-18 09:49:58.000000000 +0400
++++ 173.14.31-3.3/conftest.sh	2012-04-09 19:33:34.407928432 +0400
+@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ build_cflags() {
+     CFLAGS="$BASE_CFLAGS $MACH_CFLAGS $OUTPUT_CFLAGS -I$HEADERS $AUTOCONF_CFLAGS"
+ 
+     if [ "$ARCH" = "i386" -o "$ARCH" = "x86_64" ]; then
+-        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$SOURCES/arch/x86/include"
++        CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -I$SOURCES/arch/x86/include -I$SOURCES/arch/x86/include/generated"
+     fi
+     if [ -n "$BUILD_PARAMS" ]; then
+         CFLAGS="$CFLAGS -D$BUILD_PARAMS"
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy96.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy96.nix
index 156484f53e1f..fd27a989c079 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy96.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/legacy96.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   inherit versionNumber kernel;
 
+  # Only for kernels 3.4 and over
+  # Patches taken from arch linux AUR 
+  # https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=57698
+  kpatches = stdenv.lib.optionals (stdenv.lib.strings.versionOlder "3.4" kernel.version)
+    [ ./acpixf.patch
+      ./generated.patch
+      ./patchlevel.patch
+      ./switch_to.patch
+    ];
+
   dontStrip = true;
 
   glPath = stdenv.lib.makeLibraryPath [xlibs.libXext xlibs.libX11 xlibs.libXrandr];
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/patchlevel.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/patchlevel.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..256922ca966d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/patchlevel.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+diff -pur 96.43.20-t1/conftest.sh 96.43.20-t2/conftest.sh
+--- 96.43.20-t1/conftest.sh	2012-06-16 17:14:47.206589267 +0400
++++ 96.43.20-t2/conftest.sh	2012-06-16 15:35:45.049203248 +0400
+@@ -1303,10 +1303,14 @@ case "$5" in
+         MAKEFILE=$HEADERS/../Makefile
+ 
+         if [ -f $MAKEFILE ]; then
++            VERSION=$(grep "^VERSION =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+             PATCHLEVEL=$(grep "^PATCHLEVEL =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+ 
+-            if [ -z "$PATCHLEVEL" ]; then
++            if [ -z "$PATCHLEVEL" -o -z "$VERSION" ]; then
+                 exit 1
++            elif [ "$VERSION" = '3' ]; then
++                echo 6
++                exit 0                
+             else
+                 echo $PATCHLEVEL
+                 exit 0
+@@ -1426,10 +1430,11 @@ case "$5" in
+                 # kernel older than 2.6.6, that's all we require to
+                 # build the module.
+                 #
++                VERSION=$(grep "^VERSION =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+                 PATCHLEVEL=$(grep "^PATCHLEVEL =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+                 SUBLEVEL=$(grep "^SUBLEVEL =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+ 
+-                if [ -n "$PATCHLEVEL" -a $PATCHLEVEL -ge 6 \
++                if [ "$VERSION" = '2' -a -n "$PATCHLEVEL" -a $PATCHLEVEL -ge 6 \
+                         -a -n "$SUBLEVEL" -a $SUBLEVEL -le 5 ]; then
+                     SELECTED_MAKEFILE=Makefile.kbuild
+                     RET=0
+@@ -1525,11 +1530,12 @@ case "$5" in
+                 # This source tree is not configured, but includes
+                 # the top-level Makefile.
+                 #
++                VERSION=$(grep "^VERSION =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+                 PATCHLEVEL=$(grep "^PATCHLEVEL =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+                 SUBLEVEL=$(grep "^SUBLEVEL =" $MAKEFILE | cut -d " " -f 3)
+ 
+-                if [ -n "$PATCHLEVEL" -a -n "$SUBLEVEL" ]; then
+-                    echo 2.$PATCHLEVEL.$SUBLEVEL
++                if [ -n "$VERSION" -a -n "$PATCHLEVEL" -a -n "$SUBLEVEL" ]; then
++                    echo $VERSION.$PATCHLEVEL.$SUBLEVEL
+                     RET=0
+                 fi
+             fi
+diff -pur 96.43.20-t1/Makefile.kbuild 96.43.20-t2/Makefile.kbuild
+--- 96.43.20-t1/Makefile.kbuild	2011-07-18 10:51:11.000000000 +0400
++++ 96.43.20-t2/Makefile.kbuild	2012-06-16 17:08:11.694605133 +0400
+@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ MODULE_ROOT := /lib/modules/$(KERNEL_UNA
+ #
+ 
+ TOPDIR ?= $(KERNEL_SOURCES)
+-PATCHLEVEL ?= $(shell $(CONFTEST) kernel_patch_level)
++PATCHLEVEL := $(shell $(CONFTEST) kernel_patch_level)
+ 
+ #
+ # Linux 2.4 uses the .o module extension. Linux 2.6, however, uses the .ko
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/switch_to.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/switch_to.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..51ffa7f83f15
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/switch_to.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -pur 173.14.31-3.3/conftest.sh 173.14.31-3.4/conftest.sh
+--- 173.14.31-3.3/conftest.sh	2012-04-09 19:33:34.407928432 +0400
++++ 173.14.31-3.4/conftest.sh	2012-04-10 19:50:36.052346728 +0400
+@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ compile_test() {
+             # and if it as an 'event' member.
+             #
+             echo "$CONFTEST_PREAMBLE
+-            #include <asm/system.h>
++            #include <asm/switch_to.h>
+             #include <linux/pm.h>
+             void conftest_pm_message_t(pm_message_t state) {
+                 pm_message_t *p = &state;
+diff -pur 173.14.31-3.3/nv-linux.h 173.14.31-3.4/nv-linux.h
+--- 173.14.31-3.3/nv-linux.h	2011-07-18 09:49:58.000000000 +0400
++++ 173.14.31-3.4/nv-linux.h	2012-04-10 19:53:04.853776013 +0400
+@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
+ #include <linux/timer.h>
+ 
+ #include <asm/div64.h>              /* do_div()                         */
+-#include <asm/system.h>             /* cli, sli, save_flags             */
++#include <asm/switch_to.h>          /* cli, sli, save_flags             */
+ #include <asm/io.h>                 /* ioremap, virt_to_phys            */
+ #include <asm/uaccess.h>            /* access_ok                        */
+ #include <asm/page.h>               /* PAGE_OFFSET                      */