diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-top/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-top/default.nix
index 732aa7d11b08..04844d214c67 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-top/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-top/default.nix
@@ -19,6 +19,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-C1a47pWtjb38bnwmZ2Zq7/LlW3+BF5BGNMRFi97/ngU=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    ./gettext-0.25.patch
+  ];
+
   strictDeps = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -40,16 +44,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ [ libxml2 ];
 
   prePatch = ''
-    substituteInPlace ocaml-dep.sh.in --replace '#!/bin/bash' '#!${stdenv.shell}'
-    substituteInPlace ocaml-link.sh.in --replace '#!/bin/bash' '#!${stdenv.shell}'
+    substituteInPlace ocaml-dep.sh.in --replace-fail '#!/bin/bash' '#!${stdenv.shell}'
+    substituteInPlace ocaml-link.sh.in --replace-fail '#!/bin/bash' '#!${stdenv.shell}'
   '';
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Top-like utility for showing stats of virtualized domains";
     homepage = "https://people.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-top/";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
     maintainers = [ ];
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
     mainProgram = "virt-top";
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-top/gettext-0.25.patch b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-top/gettext-0.25.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..476dbf7d722c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/virt-top/gettext-0.25.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/configure.ac.orig	2025-08-23 01:41:53
++++ b/configure.ac	2025-08-23 01:42:14
+@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@
+ 
+ dnl Check for gettext.
+ AM_GNU_GETTEXT([external])
++AM_GNU_GETTEXT_VERSION([0.25])
+ 
+ dnl Write gettext modules for the programs.
+ dnl http://www.le-gall.net/sylvain+violaine/documentation/ocaml-gettext/html/reference-manual/ch03s04.html