diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
index b383abdef1dc..9e192465c473 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kernel/linux-rpi.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ lib.overrideDerivation (buildLinux (args // {
     platforms = with lib.platforms; [ arm aarch64 ];
     hydraPlatforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
   };
-})) (oldAttrs: {
+} // (args.argsOverride or {}))) (oldAttrs: {
   postConfigure = ''
     # The v7 defconfig has this set to '-v7' which screws up our modDirVersion.
     sed -i $buildRoot/.config -e 's/^CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=.*/CONFIG_LOCALVERSION=""/'