diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/afuse/001-darwin-fdatasync.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/afuse/001-darwin-fdatasync.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a576c3a01a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/afuse/001-darwin-fdatasync.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index ef07d70..2da26aa 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -27,9 +27,9 @@ if test "$have_fuse_opt_parse" = no; then
+ fi
+ AM_CONDITIONAL(FUSE_OPT_COMPAT, test "$have_fuse_opt_parse" = no)
+
+
+-AC_CHECK_FUNCS([setxattr fdatasync getline fgetln])
++AC_CHECK_FUNCS([setxattr getline fgetln])
+
+ AC_CONFIG_FILES([Makefile
+                  src/Makefile
+                  compat/Makefile])
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/afuse/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/afuse/default.nix
index 587f1305741f..f5d57ce67b1c 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/afuse/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/afuse/default.nix
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     autoreconfHook
     pkg-config
   ];
+
   buildInputs = [ fuse ];
 
+  patches = [ ./001-darwin-fdatasync.patch ];
+
   postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
     # Fix the build on macOS with macFUSE installed
     substituteInPlace configure.ac --replace \