diff --git a/hosts/picard/default.nix b/hosts/picard/default.nix
index 82918d7..624d03f 100644
--- a/hosts/picard/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/picard/default.nix
@@ -94,7 +94,27 @@
     "ddci"
     "ddcci-backlight"
   ];
-  boot.extraModulePackages = [config.boot.kernelPackages.ddcci-driver];
+
+  # fix to support linux 6.8
+  # FIXME check https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/297430
+  boot.extraModulePackages = let
+    ddci-driver = config.boot.kernelPackages.ddcci-driver.overrideAttrs (_: {
+      patches = [
+        (pkgs.fetchpatch {
+          url = "https://gitlab.com/Sweenu/ddcci-driver-linux/-/commit/7f851f5fb8fbcd7b3a93aaedff90b27124e17a7e.patch";
+          sha256 = "sha256-Y1ktYaJTd9DtT/mwDqtjt/YasW9cVm0wI43wsQhl7Bg=";
+        })
+      ];
+    });
+  in [ddci-driver];
+
+  systemd.services.ddcci = {
+    serviceConfig.Type = "oneshot";
+    script = ''
+      sleep 20
+      echo 'ddcci 0x37' > /sys/bus/i2c/devices/i2c-2/new_device
+    '';
+  };
 
   boot.loader.efi.canTouchEfiVariables = true;
   boot.loader.systemd-boot = {