diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
index 96735730af05..30d15a2ef0c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virtualbox/guest-additions/default.nix
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error=incompatible-pointer-types";
 
-  buildInputs = [ patchelf cdrkit makeWrapper dbus ];
+  buildInputs = [ patchelf cdrkit makeWrapper dbus ] ++ kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir -p $out
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
index 8ffdf1e04e69..a00dd0b74332 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/manual-config.nix
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ let
   inherit (stdenv.lib)
     hasAttr getAttr optional optionalString optionalAttrs maintainers platforms;
 
+  # Dependencies that are required to build kernel modules
+  moduleBuildDependencies = stdenv.lib.optional (stdenv.lib.versionAtLeast version "4.14") libelf;
+
   installkernel = writeTextFile { name = "installkernel"; executable=true; text = ''
     #!${stdenv.shell} -e
     mkdir -p $4
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ let
         (isModular || (config.isDisabled "FIRMWARE_IN_KERNEL"));
     in (optionalAttrs isModular { outputs = [ "out" "dev" ]; }) // {
       passthru = {
-        inherit version modDirVersion config kernelPatches configfile;
+        inherit version modDirVersion config kernelPatches configfile moduleBuildDependencies;
       };
 
       inherit src;
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
index ff93d515d4e9..059bd4284066 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ let
 
       patches = [ ./const.patch ./install_prefix.patch ];
 
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+      nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ] ++ optional (kernel != null) kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
 
       hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysdig/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysdig/default.nix
index 18d473e21941..71d7e9e1b785 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysdig/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/sysdig/default.nix
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [
     cmake zlib luajit ncurses perl jsoncpp libb64 openssl curl jq gcc
-  ];
+  ] ++ optional (kernel != null) kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tp_smapi/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tp_smapi/default.nix
index 4fc14a04eeab..c3adcc6cdba9 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tp_smapi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/tp_smapi/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     name = "tp-smapi-${version}";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
+
   hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
 
   makeFlags = [
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/virtualbox/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/virtualbox/default.nix
index 593c4400b7f4..de0f02fd10f2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/virtualbox/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/virtualbox/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "fortify" "pic" "stackprotector"
   ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
+
   makeFlags = [
     "-C ${kernel.dev}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}/build"
     "INSTALL_MOD_PATH=$(out)"
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
index 43f0d5691217..92a3b7fa23db 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/zfs/default.nix
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ let
 
       patches = extraPatches;
 
+      nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook nukeReferences ]
+         ++ optional (kernel != null) kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;
       buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook nukeReferences ]
         ++ optionals buildKernel [ spl ]
         ++ optionals buildUser [ zlib libuuid python attr ];