diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libAfterImage/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libAfterImage/default.nix
index b414d79b0ad2..a569b59621e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libAfterImage/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libAfterImage/default.nix
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       # workaround '-p0' patchflags below.
       stripLen = 1;
     })
+
+    # fix https://github.com/root-project/root/issues/10990
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/root-project/root/pull/11243/commits/e177a477b0be05ef139094be1e96a99ece06350a.diff";
+      hash = "sha256-2DQmJGHmATHawl3dk9dExncVe1sXzJQyy4PPwShoLTY=";
+      stripLen = 5;
+    })
   ];
   patchFlags = [ "-p0" ];
 
@@ -74,7 +81,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     "--disable-mmx-optimization"
     "--${if static then "enable" else "disable"}-staticlibs"
     "--${if !static then "enable" else "disable"}-sharedlibs"
-  ] ++ lib.optional withX "--with-x";
+    "--${if withX then "with" else "without"}-x"
+  ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://www.afterstep.org/afterimage/";