diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
index d9f24874058b..d9ff157e1429 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ rec {
     sha256_64bit = "07k1kq8lkgbvjyr2dnbxcz6nppcwpq17wf925w8kfq78345hla9q";
     settingsSha256 = "0xlaiy7jr95z0v2c6cwll89nxnb142pybw7m08jg44r7n13ffv3r";
     persistencedSha256 = "0mhwk321garyl6m12261cj03ycv0qz1sbrlbq6cqwjpq4f1s7h58";
+
+    patches = lib.optional (kernel.meta.branch == "4.19") ./drm_mode_connector.patch;
   };
 
   beta = stable; # not enough interest to maintain beta ATM
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/drm_mode_connector.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/drm_mode_connector.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..58cf06fae45f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/nvidia-x11/drm_mode_connector.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+diff -ura a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.c b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.c
+--- a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.c	2018-09-07 17:38:31.807453997 -0400
++++ b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-connector.c	2018-09-07 17:39:22.446185824 -0400
+@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
+ 
+ 
+     if (nv_connector->edid != NULL) {
+-        drm_mode_connector_update_edid_property(
++        drm_connector_update_edid_property(
+             connector, nv_connector->edid);
+     }
+ 
+diff -ura a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-encoder.c b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-encoder.c
+--- a/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-encoder.c	2018-09-07 17:38:31.807453997 -0400
++++ b/kernel/nvidia-drm/nvidia-drm-encoder.c	2018-09-07 17:39:35.083798484 -0400
+@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@
+ 
+     /* Attach encoder and connector */
+ 
+-    ret = drm_mode_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
++    ret = drm_connector_attach_encoder(connector, encoder);
+ 
+     if (ret != 0) {
+         NV_DRM_DEV_LOG_ERR(