diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mlv-app/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mlv-app/default.nix
index 4d1ae328e125..cfdd4f61e905 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mlv-app/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mlv-app/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   fetchFromGitHub,
   lib,
   mkDerivation,
+  fetchpatch,
   qmake,
   qtbase,
   qtmultimedia,
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-boYnIGDowV4yRxdE98U5ngeAwqi5HTRDFh5gVwW/kN8=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/ilia3101/MLV-App/commit/b7643b1031955f085ade30e27974ddd889a4641f.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-DQkoB+fjshWDLzKouhEQXzpqn78WL+eqo5oTfE9ltEk=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   installPhase = ''
     runHook preInstall
     install -Dm555 -t $out/bin                mlvapp