diff --git a/hosts/framenix/0001-drm-buddy-Improve-alloc_range-error-handling-routine.patch b/hosts/framenix/0001-drm-buddy-Improve-alloc_range-error-handling-routine.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cc0d4a0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hosts/framenix/0001-drm-buddy-Improve-alloc_range-error-handling-routine.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+From 6e77e6de7582f35138fa1c7523268602ecb2e0a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Arunpravin Paneer Selvam <Arunpravin.PaneerSelvam@amd.com>
+Date: Tue, 6 Feb 2024 10:39:24 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] drm/buddy: Improve alloc_range error handling routine
+
+If alloc_range() couldn't allocate the requuired size,
+return -ENOSPC.
+
+Signed-off-by: Arunpravin Paneer Selvam <Arunpravin.PaneerSelvam@amd.com>
+---
+ drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c | 11 ++++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
+index f57e6d74fb0e..d5aba6392da0 100644
+--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
++++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_buddy.c
+@@ -483,9 +483,9 @@ static int __alloc_range(struct drm_buddy *mm,
+ 			 struct list_head *blocks,
+ 			 u64 *total_allocated_on_err)
+ {
++	u64 total_allocated = 0, allocated_size = 0;
+ 	struct drm_buddy_block *block;
+ 	struct drm_buddy_block *buddy;
+-	u64 total_allocated = 0;
+ 	LIST_HEAD(allocated);
+ 	u64 end;
+ 	int err;
+@@ -539,6 +539,15 @@ static int __alloc_range(struct drm_buddy *mm,
+ 	} while (1);
+ 
+ 	list_splice_tail(&allocated, blocks);
++
++	list_for_each_entry(block, blocks, link)
++		allocated_size += drm_buddy_block_size(mm, block);
++
++	if (allocated_size < size) {
++		err = -ENOSPC;
++		goto err_free;
++	}
++
+ 	return 0;
+ 
+ err_undo:
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/hosts/framenix/default.nix b/hosts/framenix/default.nix
index 20b6776..1e40ffd 100644
--- a/hosts/framenix/default.nix
+++ b/hosts/framenix/default.nix
@@ -33,31 +33,9 @@ in
   # revert some commits that introduced the clourful graphics artefacts flickering,
   # at least that's the current working hypothesis in https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3097
   boot.kernelPatches = [
-    {name = "revert 9ae587f850a6702428273fcf4a2a9b392349b2a3";
-     patch = (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=9ae587f850a6702428273fcf4a2a9b392349b2a3";
-        hash = "sha256-5Uu8zxRSQuqE8oymjwPMt/ylsItpkQVDhbrOSMj8g3I=";
-        revert = true;
-    });}
-    {name = "revert 2eb412aa25ed2bf59f5ad5f7a09787d182d67934";
-     patch = (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=2eb412aa25ed2bf59f5ad5f7a09787d182d67934";
-        hash = "sha256-VtsH6bmwaLxPZ+uXvVE6qVWD2/aIKf9GLuMTNKq6d8M=";
-        revert = true;
-    });}
-    {name = "revert 0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28";
-     patch = (pkgs.fetchpatch {
-        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/patch/?id=0a1844bf0b532d84324453374ad6845f64066c28";
-        hash = "sha256-Zd2pcYiOmuuzcc7THNtJW/YTjPyzO7HmQYKJNzy9YPw=";
-        revert = true;
-      });
-     # alternatively, 8569c3154538 can be reverted as well
-     extraStructuredConfig = with lib.kernel; {
-       DRM_I915 = no;
-       DRM_I915_GVT = lib.mkForce unset;
-       DRM_I915_GVT_KVMGT = lib.mkForce unset;
-     };
-     }
+    {name = "patch attempt from https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3097#note_2271482";
+     patch = ./0001-drm-buddy-Improve-alloc_range-error-handling-routine.patch;
+    }
     ];
 
   # temporary workaround for white flickering graphics artefacts