diff --git a/systems/nixos-pulse/default.nix b/systems/nixos-pulse/default.nix
index 29bf802..49606e8 100644
--- a/systems/nixos-pulse/default.nix
+++ b/systems/nixos-pulse/default.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,13 @@
   nixpkgs.hostPlatform = lib.mkDefault system;
 
   boot = {
-    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_latest;
+    kernelPackages = pkgs.linuxPackages_zen;
+    kernelPatches = [
+      {
+        name = "lexar";
+        patch = ./lexar.patch;
+      }
+    ];
     loader = {
       systemd-boot = {
         enable = true;
diff --git a/systems/nixos-pulse/lexar.patch b/systems/nixos-pulse/lexar.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..74ac8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/systems/nixos-pulse/lexar.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+@@ -, +, @@ 
+----------
+----------
+---
+ drivers/nvme/host/core.c | 14 ++++++++++----
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+--- a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c	
++++ a/drivers/nvme/host/core.c	
+@@ -2255,11 +2255,17 @@ int nvme_enable_ctrl(struct nvme_ctrl *ctrl)
+ 			return ret;
+ 		}
+ 
+-		if (ctrl->cap & NVME_CAP_CRMS_CRIMS) {
+-			ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_CRIME;
+-			timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRIMT(crto);
++		if (crto == 0) {
++			timeout = NVME_CAP_TIMEOUT(ctrl->cap);
++			dev_warn(ctrl->device, "Ignoring bogus CRTO (0), falling back to NVME_CAP_TIMEOUT (%u)\n",
++				timeout);
+ 		} else {
+-			timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRWMT(crto);
++			if (ctrl->cap & NVME_CAP_CRMS_CRIMS) {
++				ctrl->ctrl_config |= NVME_CC_CRIME;
++				timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRIMT(crto);
++			} else {
++				timeout = NVME_CRTO_CRWMT(crto);
++			}
+ 		}
+ 	} else {
+ 		timeout = NVME_CAP_TIMEOUT(ctrl->cap);
+--