diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix
index bd3ece423599..dcb460272d16 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libgsf/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , stdenv
 , autoreconfHook
+, fetchpatch2
 , gtk-doc
 , pkg-config
 , intltool
@@ -31,6 +32,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-uSi2/pZiST07YutU8SHNoY2LifEQhohQeyaH9spyG2s=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fixes building when nanohttp is not enabled in libxml2, which is the default since libxml2 2.13.
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgsf/-/commit/5d4bb55095d3d6ef793c1908a88504183e28644c.diff";
+      hash = "sha256-2TF1KDUxJtSMTDze2/dOJQRkW8S1GA9OyFpYzYeKpjQ=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     # Fix cross-compilation
     substituteInPlace configure.ac \