diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpkedit/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpkedit/package.nix
index 74caa9220c66..aaa666d0144e 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpkedit/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpkedit/package.nix
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ./patches/fix-config-and-i18n-paths.patch
     ./patches/fix-installer-cmake.patch
     ./patches/fix-miniz-cmake-dirs.patch
+    ./patches/fix-qquaternion-include.patch
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpkedit/patches/fix-qquaternion-include.patch b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpkedit/patches/fix-qquaternion-include.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f62707e7b24e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vp/vpkedit/patches/fix-qquaternion-include.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/src/gui/previews/MDLPreview.h
++++ b/src/gui/previews/MDLPreview.h
+@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
+ #pragma once
+
+ #include <QOpenGLWidget>
++#include <QQuaternion>
+
+ #include "../FileViewer.h"
+