diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/gftp/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/gftp/default.nix
index 9431216e2515..fb63ee46c9d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/gftp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/gftp/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "1z8b26n23k0sjbxgrix646b06cnpndpq7cbcj0ilsvvdx5ms81jk";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i -e '/<stropts.h>/d' lib/pty.c
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ gtk2 readline ncurses gettext openssl ];