diff --git a/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/hsa-amd-aqlprofile-bin/update.nix b/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/hsa-amd-aqlprofile-bin/update.nix
index 95260a79321d..bbde07ae9a98 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/hsa-amd-aqlprofile-bin/update.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/hsa-amd-aqlprofile-bin/update.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ let
 
     extVersion="$(echo $deb | grep -o -P "(?<=\.....).*(?=\..*-)")"
     version="$(echo $extVersion | sed "s/0/./1" | sed "s/0/./1")"
+    IFS='.' read -a version_arr <<< "$version"
+
+    if (( ''${version_arr[0]} > 5 )); then
+      echo "'rocmPackages_5.${prefix}-bin' is already at it's maximum allowed version.''\nAny further upgrades should go into 'rocmPackages_X.${prefix}-bin'." 1>&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
 
     if (( ''${#extVersion} == 5 )); then
       repoVersion="$version"
diff --git a/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/update.nix b/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/update.nix
index e20697675c11..ebf21b8f15a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/update.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/rocm-modules/5/update.nix
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ let
 
     IFS='.' read -a version_arr <<< "$version"
 
+    if (( ''${version_arr[0]} > 5 )); then
+      echo "'rocmPackages_5.${pname}' is already at it's maximum allowed version.''\nAny further upgrades should go into 'rocmPackages_X.${pname}'." 1>&2
+      exit 1
+    fi
+
     if [ "''${#version_arr[*]}" == 2 ]; then
       version="''${version}.0"
     fi