diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
index e71da643bb4..f974dc8eb1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dpdk/default.nix
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 
 let
   mod = kernel != null;
-
+  dpdkVersion = "21.02";
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "dpdk-${version}" + lib.optionalString mod "-${kernel.version}";
-  version = "20.05";
+  pname = "dpdk";
+  version = "${dpdkVersion}" + lib.optionalString mod "-${kernel.version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0h0xv2zwb91b9n29afg5ihn06a8q28in64hag2f112kc19f79jj8";
+    url = "https://fast.dpdk.org/rel/dpdk-${dpdkVersion}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-CZJKKoJVGqKZeKNoYYT4oQX1L1ZAsb4of1QLLJHpSJs==";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pkg-config
     python3
     python3.pkgs.sphinx
+    python3.pkgs.pyelftools
   ];
   buildInputs = [
     jansson
@@ -42,9 +43,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   mesonFlags = [
+    "-Dtests=false"
     "-Denable_docs=true"
     "-Denable_kmods=${lib.boolToString mod}"
   ]
+  # kni kernel driver is currently not compatble with 5.11
+  ++ lib.optional (mod && kernel.kernelOlder "5.11") "-Ddisable_drivers=kni"
   ++ lib.optional (!shared) "-Ddefault_library=static"
   ++ lib.optional stdenv.isx86_64 "-Dmachine=nehalem"
   ++ lib.optional mod "-Dkernel_dir=${placeholder "kmod"}/lib/modules/${kernel.modDirVersion}";