diff --git a/common.nix b/common.nix
index 092e50a..5adae6e 100644
--- a/common.nix
+++ b/common.nix
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@
       ./common-sw.nix
     ];
 
-  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+  # FIXME: switch back to linuxPackages_latest; depends on new virtualbox version
+  boot.kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_4_6;
 
   nix.useSandbox = true;
   nix.binaryCaches = [ https://cache.nixos.org ];