diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/connector-c/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/connector-c/default.nix
index 4d4c9c214778..f3ae54e43a5a 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/connector-c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mariadb/connector-c/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   cmake,
   curl,
   openssl,
@@ -28,6 +29,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     inherit hash;
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # fix compilation against gcc15
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-c/commit/e8448137f3365568090d5c0d4051039ddc1cdb6f.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-aDbaaJA8DxGG5RrOa+CHhk4wuzlBy5tWyS+f/zVYU0c=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   outputs = [
     "out"
     "dev"
@@ -42,19 +51,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace mariadb_config/mariadb_config.c.in \
-      --replace '#define INCLUDE "-I%s/@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ -I%s/@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@/mysql"' "#define INCLUDE \"-I$dev/include -I$dev/include/mysql\"" \
-      --replace '#define LIBS    "-L%s/@INSTALL_LIBDIR@/ -lmariadb"' "#define LIBS    \"-L$out/lib/mariadb -lmariadb\"" \
-      --replace '#define PKG_LIBDIR "%s/@INSTALL_LIBDIR@"' "#define PKG_LIBDIR \"$out/lib/mariadb\"" \
-      --replace '#define PLUGIN_DIR "%s/@INSTALL_PLUGINDIR@"' "#define PLUGIN_DIR \"$out/lib/mariadb/plugin\"" \
-      --replace '#define PKG_PLUGINDIR "%s/@INSTALL_PLUGINDIR@"' "#define PKG_PLUGINDIR \"$out/lib/mariadb/plugin\""
+      --replace-fail '#define INCLUDE "-I%s/@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ -I%s/@INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@/mysql"' "#define INCLUDE \"-I$dev/include -I$dev/include/mysql\"" \
+      --replace-fail '#define LIBS    "-L%s/@INSTALL_LIBDIR@/ -lmariadb"' "#define LIBS    \"-L$out/lib/mariadb -lmariadb\"" \
+      --replace-fail '#define PKG_LIBDIR "%s/@INSTALL_LIBDIR@"' "#define PKG_LIBDIR \"$out/lib/mariadb\"" \
+      --replace-fail '#define PLUGIN_DIR "%s/@INSTALL_PLUGINDIR@"' "#define PLUGIN_DIR \"$out/lib/mariadb/plugin\"" \
+      --replace-fail '#define PKG_PLUGINDIR "%s/@INSTALL_PLUGINDIR@"' "#define PKG_PLUGINDIR \"$out/lib/mariadb/plugin\""
   ''
   + lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic ''
     # Disables all dynamic plugins
     substituteInPlace cmake/plugins.cmake \
-      --replace 'if(''${CC_PLUGIN_DEFAULT} STREQUAL "DYNAMIC")' 'if(''${CC_PLUGIN_DEFAULT} STREQUAL "INVALID")'
+      --replace-fail 'if(''${CC_PLUGIN_DEFAULT} STREQUAL "DYNAMIC")' 'if(''${CC_PLUGIN_DEFAULT} STREQUAL "INVALID")'
     # Force building static libraries
     substituteInPlace libmariadb/CMakeLists.txt \
-      --replace 'libmariadb SHARED' 'libmariadb STATIC'
+      --replace-fail 'libmariadb SHARED' 'libmariadb STATIC'
   '';
 
   # The cmake setup-hook uses $out/lib by default, this is not the case here.
@@ -86,6 +95,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Client library that can be used to connect to MySQL or MariaDB";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/mariadb-corporation/mariadb-connector-c";
     license = licenses.lgpl21Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ globin ];
     platforms = platforms.all;