diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix
index 8f11a11dbb96..c3078f95085d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   cmake,
   libdbusmenu-lxqt,
   libfm-qt,
@@ -25,6 +26,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-qXadz9JBk4TURAWj6ByP/lGV1u0Z6rNJ/VraBh5zY+Q=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # fix build against Qt >= 6.10 (https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/pull/100)
+    # TODO: drop when upgrading beyond version 2.2.0
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "cmake-fix-build-with-Qt-6.10.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/lxqt/lxqt-qtplugin/commit/90473945206dbf21816a00dfba27426a5b5a9e25.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-cCghOJHsveR5IYisEFv3h8WreRDi0kuyj/2YBD+ATsc=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     lxqt-build-tools