diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix
index 92f45907397b..1d57ce51b7fb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxml2/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , lib
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , pkg-config
 , autoreconfHook
 , libintl
@@ -35,6 +36,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-58j14LVUIVng3cQJwiyRZDBLWB6qmTBlOnb7hFsWkmM=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix XInclude failing too aggresively.
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/issues/772
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/a0330b53c8034bb79220e403e8d4ad8c23ef088f.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-iVAgX8qNF0fw8GYUKsWduudjEuRMEOTAENAIFTjyRjU=";
+    })
+    # Fix error handling
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libxml2/-/commit/ed8b4264f65b1ced1e3b13967dd1cf90102cfa40.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-EvxoUcr+VXBbYvK1PBV+KWcWTDk9rMWf+GXCYvXWDMI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   strictDeps = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [