diff --git a/pkgs/kde/gear/kpimtextedit/default.nix b/pkgs/kde/gear/kpimtextedit/default.nix
index f24c126f4669..7fa6e75cbc6b 100644
--- a/pkgs/kde/gear/kpimtextedit/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/kde/gear/kpimtextedit/default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,19 @@
 {
   mkKdeDerivation,
   qt5compat,
+  fetchpatch,
 }:
 mkKdeDerivation {
   pname = "kpimtextedit";
 
+  # Fix build with Qt 6.9
+  # FIXME: remove in 25.04
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://invent.kde.org/pim/kpimtextedit/-/commit/2c36ea1bdd1dcb60cd042a10668d64447484615d.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-Uo8yl5v9tpjXRF1AtlCGnFhprOEug9WCdmfyb+DHSUQ=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   extraBuildInputs = [ qt5compat ];
 }