diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
index 71674a6c3886..bb8950ca1ec9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , lib
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , nixosTests
 , substituteAll
 , autoreconfHook
@@ -38,6 +39,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       src = ./fix-paths.patch;
       inherit flatpak;
     })
+    # Fixes the issue in https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/issues/636
+    # Remove it when the next stable release arrives
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/commit/d7622e15ff8fef114a6759dde564826d04215a9f.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-vmfxK4ddG6Xon//rpiz6OiBsDLtT0VG5XyBJG3E4PPs=";
+    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [