diff --git a/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix b/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
index 85c248ea4..721cbfbd2 100644
--- a/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/hardware/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
   # this fixes /mnt/servo-nfs mount failures
   # <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/255803>
   boot.kernelPatches = [{
-    name = "nfs4-patch";
+    name = "backport-nfs4-selinux-fix";
     patch = pkgs.fetchpatch {
       url = "https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/selinux/patch/20230911142358.883728-1-omosnace@redhat.com/raw/";
       hash = "sha256-m947t39xr4VqJBZ2mYTFq9Up/NWlwueH8aXFZRQwA7c=";
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix
index 7da8f56e9..1b0409c8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/linux-megous/default.nix
@@ -184,7 +184,13 @@ in buildLinux (args // {
     inherit rev hash;
   };
 
-  kernelPatches = (args.kernelPatches or []) ++ extraKernelPatches;
+  kernelPatches = extraKernelPatches ++ (
+    # this patch only applies to nixpkgs kernel (and is probably not necessary on megi's).
+    # TODO: remove the patch and this logic here once fixed in nixpkgs: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/255803>
+    lib.filter
+      (p: p.name != "backport-nfs4-selinux-fix")
+      (args.kernelPatches or [])
+  );
 
   structuredExtraConfig = (args.structuredExtraConfig or {}) // kernelConfig;
 })