diff --git a/linux/linux.mk b/linux/linux.mk
index db0c311adf..490f87ee66 100644
--- a/linux/linux.mk
+++ b/linux/linux.mk
@@ -266,6 +266,13 @@ endef
 
 LINUX_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LINUX_APPLY_LOCAL_PATCHES
 
+# Older versions break on gcc 10+ because of redefined symbols
+define LINUX_DROP_YYLLOC
+	$(Q)grep -Z -l -r -E '^YYLTYPE yylloc;$$' $(@D) \
+	|xargs -0 -r $(SED) '/^YYLTYPE yylloc;$$/d'
+endef
+LINUX_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LINUX_DROP_YYLLOC
+
 # Older linux kernels use deprecated perl constructs in timeconst.pl
 # that were removed for perl 5.22+ so it breaks on newer distributions
 # Try a dry-run patch to see if this applies, if it does go ahead