diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
index b23d52b39e3c..ec90620fce13 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/common-config.nix
@@ -472,8 +472,10 @@ with stdenv.lib;
   SCHED_TRACER y
   STACK_TRACER y
 
-  ${optionalString (versionOlder version "4.11") ''
+  ${if versionOlder version "4.11" then ''
     UPROBE_EVENT? y
+  '' else ''
+    UPROBE_EVENTS? y
   ''}
 
   ${optionalString (versionAtLeast version "4.4") ''