diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libgpiod_1/0001-Drop-AC_FUNC_MALLOC-and-_REALLOC-and-check-for-them-.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/libgpiod_1/0001-Drop-AC_FUNC_MALLOC-and-_REALLOC-and-check-for-them-.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f2ee8e8d3d73
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libgpiod_1/0001-Drop-AC_FUNC_MALLOC-and-_REALLOC-and-check-for-them-.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 2cc80dc06ea42087788cf27b31821ffa99a22f89 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Johannes Lode <johannes.lode@dynainstruments.com>
+Date: Thu, 14 Nov 2019 10:44:00 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Drop AC_FUNC_MALLOC and _REALLOC and check for them as
+ regular functions.
+
+While cross-compiling there occurred "undefined reference to
+`rpl_malloc'", the suggested change fixes the problem.
+
+Tested for native X86_64 and armv7a-unknown-linux-gnueabihf.
+---
+ configure.ac | 3 ++-
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 008499d..b492dc4 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([HEADER_NOT_FOUND_CXX],
+ 
+ # This is always checked (library needs this)
+ AC_HEADER_STDC
+-AC_FUNC_MALLOC
++# AC_FUNC_MALLOC -- does not work while cross-compiling
++AC_CHECK_FUNC([malloc realloc])
+ AC_CHECK_FUNC([ioctl], [], [FUNC_NOT_FOUND_LIB([ioctl])])
+ AC_CHECK_FUNC([asprintf], [], [FUNC_NOT_FOUND_LIB([asprintf])])
+ AC_CHECK_FUNC([scandir], [], [FUNC_NOT_FOUND_LIB([scandir])])
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libgpiod_1/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libgpiod_1/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ce5a4ac2833d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libgpiod_1/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, autoconf-archive, pkg-config, kmod
+, enable-tools ? true
+, enablePython ? false, python3, ncurses }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  pname = "libgpiod";
+  version = "1.6.4";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libgpiod/libgpiod.git/snapshot/libgpiod-${version}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "sha256-gp1KwmjfB4U2CdZ8/H9HbpqnNssqaKYwvpno+tGXvgo=";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # cross compiling fix
+    # https://github.com/brgl/libgpiod/pull/45
+    ./0001-Drop-AC_FUNC_MALLOC-and-_REALLOC-and-check-for-them-.patch
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ kmod ] ++ lib.optionals enablePython [ python3 ncurses ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoconf-archive
+    pkg-config
+    autoreconfHook
+  ];
+
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--enable-tools=${if enable-tools then "yes" else "no"}"
+    "--enable-bindings-cxx"
+    "--prefix=${placeholder "out"}"
+  ] ++ lib.optional enablePython "--enable-bindings-python";
+
+  meta = with lib; {
+    description = "C library and tools for interacting with the linux GPIO character device";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Since linux 4.8 the GPIO sysfs interface is deprecated. User space should use
+      the character device instead. This library encapsulates the ioctl calls and
+      data structures behind a straightforward API.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libgpiod/libgpiod.git/about/";
+    license = licenses.lgpl2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.expipiplus1 ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd-rp2040/default.nix b/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd-rp2040/default.nix
index a7e2bb65953c..688d83ac27e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd-rp2040/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd-rp2040/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchgit
-, fetchurl
 , pkg-config
 , hidapi
 , libftdi1
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@
 , automake
 , texinfo
 , git
-, libgpiod
+, libgpiod_1
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
@@ -42,13 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   ]
     ++
     # tracking issue for v2 api changes https://sourceforge.net/p/openocd/tickets/306/
-    lib.optional stdenv.isLinux (libgpiod.overrideAttrs (old: rec {
-      version = "1.6.4";
-      src = fetchurl {
-        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libgpiod/libgpiod.git/snapshot/libgpiod-${version}.tar.gz";
-        sha256 = "sha256-gp1KwmjfB4U2CdZ8/H9HbpqnNssqaKYwvpno+tGXvgo=";
-      };
-    }));
+    lib.optional stdenv.isLinux libgpiod_1;
 
   configurePhase = ''
     SKIP_SUBMODULE=1 ./bootstrap
diff --git a/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd/default.nix
index 954f043a2ade..39e9edc67722 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/embedded/openocd/default.nix
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 , jimtcl
 , libjaylink
 , libusb1
-, libgpiod
+, libgpiod_1
 
 , enableFtdi ? true, libftdi1
 
@@ -27,13 +27,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [ hidapi jimtcl libftdi1 libjaylink libusb1 ]
     ++
     # tracking issue for v2 api changes https://sourceforge.net/p/openocd/tickets/306/
-    lib.optional stdenv.isLinux (libgpiod.overrideAttrs (old: rec {
-      version = "1.6.4";
-      src = fetchurl {
-        url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/libs/libgpiod/libgpiod.git/snapshot/libgpiod-${version}.tar.gz";
-        sha256 = "sha256-gp1KwmjfB4U2CdZ8/H9HbpqnNssqaKYwvpno+tGXvgo=";
-      };
-    }));
+    lib.optional stdenv.isLinux libgpiod_1;
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--disable-werror"
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom-stable/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom-stable/default.nix
index b943c22d25be..0ad2c533fd96 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom-stable/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom-stable/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , installShellFiles
 , lib
 , libftdi1
-, libgpiod
+, libgpiod_1
 , libjaylink
 , libusb1
 , pciutils
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libjaylink
     libusb1
   ] ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [
-    libgpiod
+    libgpiod_1
     pciutils
   ];