diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix
index 52715ab34c01..709312ebdcdf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/perf/default.nix
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs scripts tools/perf/pmu-events/jevents.py
-
+  '' + lib.optionalString (lib.versionAtLeast kernel.version "5.8") ''
     substituteInPlace tools/perf/scripts/python/flamegraph.py \
       --replace "/usr/share/d3-flame-graph/d3-flamegraph-base.html" \
       "${d3-flame-graph-templates}/share/d3-flame-graph/d3-flamegraph-base.html"