diff --git a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
index 2145b5640177f..0a512f703b495 100644
--- a/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/stdenv/generic/make-derivation.nix
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ let
     elemAt
     extendDerivation
     filter
+    filterAttrs
     getDev
     head
     imap1
@@ -709,8 +710,12 @@ let
               ];
           }
           // (
+            let
+              attrsOutputChecks = makeOutputChecks attrs;
+              attrsOutputChecksFiltered = filterAttrs (_: v: v != null) attrsOutputChecks;
+            in
             if !__structuredAttrs then
-              makeOutputChecks attrs
+              attrsOutputChecks
             else
               {
                 outputChecks = builtins.listToAttrs (
@@ -719,7 +724,7 @@ let
                     value =
                       let
                         raw = zipAttrsWith (_: builtins.concatLists) [
-                          (makeOutputChecks attrs)
+                          attrsOutputChecksFiltered
                           (makeOutputChecks attrs.outputChecks.${name} or { })
                         ];
                       in
diff --git a/pkgs/test/overriding.nix b/pkgs/test/overriding.nix
index 9d2d0612d23ab..e207e8280545f 100644
--- a/pkgs/test/overriding.nix
+++ b/pkgs/test/overriding.nix
@@ -68,6 +68,16 @@ let
           }).pname;
         expected = "hello-no-final-attrs-overridden";
       };
+      structuredAttrs-allowedRequisites-nullability = {
+        expr =
+          lib.hasPrefix builtins.storeDir
+            (pkgs.stdenv.mkDerivation {
+              __structuredAttrs = true;
+              inherit (pkgs.hello) pname version src;
+              allowedRequisites = null;
+            }).drvPath;
+        expected = true;
+      };
     };
 
   test-extendMkDerivation =