diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch
index 58f539d1525f..66f5ba3d7eba 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/extensions/extensionOverridesPatches/apps-menu_at_gnome-shell-extensions.gcampax.github.com.patch
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ index c608441..2b25335 100644
 -import GMenu from 'gi://GMenu';
 +
 +import GIRepository from 'gi://GIRepository';
-+GIRepository.Repository.prepend_search_path('@gmenu_path@');
++GIRepository.Repository.dup_default().prepend_search_path('@gmenu_path@');
 +const {default: GMenu} = await import('gi://GMenu');
 +
  import GObject from 'gi://GObject';