diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix
index efc64e81af55..5a1a710ba3b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/hardened/config.nix
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@ with lib.kernel;
 with (lib.kernel.whenHelpers version);
 
 assert (versionAtLeast version "4.9");
-assert (stdenv.hostPlatform.isx86_64 -> versions.majorMinor version != "5.4");
 
 {
   # Report BUG() conditions and kill the offending process.
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
index 013a252a2073..8feb3c41c2e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/linux-kernels.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ let
           url = "mirror://kernel/linux/kernel/v${major}.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz";
           inherit sha256;
         };
+        extraMeta = {
+          broken = kernel.meta.broken || (stdenv.isx86_64 && lib.versions.majorMinor version == "5.4");
+        };
       };
       kernelPatches = kernel.kernelPatches ++ [
         kernelPatches.hardened.${kernel.meta.branch}