diff --git a/custom/modules/kernel.nix b/custom/modules/kernel.nix
index c98c319..85ab741 100644
--- a/custom/modules/kernel.nix
+++ b/custom/modules/kernel.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 let
   makefile = builtins.readFile "${kernel-src}/Makefile";
   lines = lib.splitString "\n" makefile;
+  normalizeKernelPatch = p: p // { patch = p.patch or null; };
+  kernelPatches' = map normalizeKernelPatch kernelPatches;
 
   get =
     name:
@@ -118,7 +120,8 @@ in
 buildLinux (
   args
   // {
-    inherit kernelPatches extraConfig;
+    kernelPatches = kernelPatches';
+    inherit extraConfig;
 
     version = kver;
     modDirVersion = kver;