diff --git a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
index b92aa0cc1..cd37d9dfa 100644
--- a/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
+++ b/test/common/config/pkgdep/git
@@ -177,6 +177,10 @@ function install_qat() {
 		[[ ${DRIVER_LOCATION_QAT##*/} == qat1.7.l.4.9.0-00008.tar.gz ]] && patch --dir="$GIT_REPOS/QAT" -p1
 	fi < "$rootdir/test/common/config/pkgdep/patches/qat/0001-cryptohash.patch"
 
+	# Object files need to be passed via obj-m otherwise they won't be built with kernels >= 5.10
+	if ((kernel_ver >= 0x050a01)); then
+		patch --dir="$GIT_REPOS/QAT" -p1
+	fi < "$rootdir/test/common/config/pkgdep/patches/qat/0001-set-obj-m.patch"
 	(cd "$GIT_REPOS/QAT" && sudo ./configure --enable-icp-sriov=host && sudo make install)
 
 	if ! sudo service qat_service start; then
diff --git a/test/common/config/pkgdep/patches/qat/0001-set-obj-m.patch b/test/common/config/pkgdep/patches/qat/0001-set-obj-m.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1c19373ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/common/config/pkgdep/patches/qat/0001-set-obj-m.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+Due to git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/commit?id=6212804f2d78e86f15dba5b46a4065cbf1403cde
+built-in objects are not being built for the external modules anymore. To mitigate, don't set obj-m to an empty
+list to force the build.
+
+---
+diff --git a/quickassist/build_system/build_files/OS/linux_2.6_kernel_space_rules.mk b/quickassist/build_system/build_files/OS/linux_2.6_kernel_space_rules.mk
+index 71bbeb7..324fa96 100644
+--- a/quickassist/build_system/build_files/OS/linux_2.6_kernel_space_rules.mk
++++ b/quickassist/build_system/build_files/OS/linux_2.6_kernel_space_rules.mk
+@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ endif
+ 
+ $(LIB_STATIC): dirs
+ 	@echo 'Creating static library ${LIB_STATIC}'; \
+-	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SOURCE_ROOT)/ M=$(PWD) obj-m=""; \
++	$(MAKE) -C $(KERNEL_SOURCE_ROOT)/ M=$(PWD); \
+ 	echo 'Copying outputs';\
+ 	test -f lib.a  &&  (ar -t lib.a | xargs ar -rcsD $(LIB_STATIC)); \
+ 	test -f $(LIB_STATIC)  &&  mv -f $(LIB_STATIC) $($(PROG_ACY)_FINAL_OUTPUT_DIR)/$(LIB_STATIC); \
+-- 
+2.26.2
+