diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fr/freeglut/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fr/freeglut/package.nix
index 5a1ef392ff06..e112d25a82fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fr/freeglut/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fr/freeglut/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  fetchpatch,
   libICE,
   libXext,
   libXi,
@@ -22,6 +23,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     sha256 = "sha256-nD1NZRb7+gKA7ck8d2mPtzA+RDwaqvN9Jp4yiKbD6lI=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "freeglut-fix-cmake-4.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/freeglut/freeglut/commit/2294389397912c9a6505a88221abb7dca0a4fb79.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-buNhlVUbDekklnar6KFWN/GUKE+jMEqTGrY3LY0LwVs=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   outputs = [
     "out"
     "dev"