diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/mysql-shell/innovation.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/mysql-shell/innovation.nix
index b02599bfc9f6..0417d36a1527 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/mysql-shell/innovation.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/mysql-shell/innovation.nix
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     substituteInPlace ../mysql/cmake/os/Darwin.cmake --replace-fail /usr/bin/libtool libtool
 
     substituteInPlace cmake/libutils.cmake --replace-fail /usr/bin/libtool libtool
+
+    ${lib.optionalString stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin ''
+      patch -d .. -p1 < ${./mysql-server-libcxx-21.patch}
+    ''}
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [