diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprland/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprland/package.nix
index 21cf792817bd..f9193601996b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprland/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/hy/hyprland/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   stdenv,
   stdenvAdapters,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   pkg-config,
   makeWrapper,
   cmake,
@@ -101,6 +102,14 @@ customStdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-5jYD01l95U/HTfZMAccAvhSnrWgHIRWEjLi9R4wPIVI=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # NOTE: this is required to make plugins compile. should be removed with the next release.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/hyprwm/Hyprland/commit/522edc87126a48f3ce4891747b6a92a22385b1e7.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-0BAlAVW5isa8gd833PjZdqO/uEpDqdTlu0iZbLP4U9s=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     # Fix hardcoded paths to /usr installation
     sed -i "s#/usr#$out#" src/render/OpenGL.cpp