diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/evdi/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/evdi/default.nix
index afe7538fa41f..bd34ac0db4d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/evdi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/evdi/default.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-em3Y56saB7K3Wr31Y0boc38xGb57gdveN0Cstgy8y20=";
   };
 
-  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-Wno-error -Wno-error=sign-compare";
+  env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = toString [
+    "-Wno-error"
+    "-Wno-error=discarded-qualifiers" # for Linux 4.19 compatibility
+    "-Wno-error=sign-compare"
+  ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = kernel.moduleBuildDependencies;