diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
index 3b799a0cf9e7..b37b1fced907 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ffmpeg/generic.nix
@@ -511,6 +511,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
           url = "https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/patch/d1ed5c06e3edc5f2b5f3664c80121fa55b0baa95";
           hash = "sha256-2NVkIhQVS1UQJVYuDdeH+ZvWYKVbtwW9Myu5gx7JnbA=";
         })
+      ]
+      ++ optionals (lib.versionAtLeast version "6" && lib.versionOlder version "7.1.4") [
+        (fetchpatch2 {
+          name = "svt-av1-4.0.0-compat.patch";
+          url = "https://git.ffmpeg.org/gitweb/ffmpeg.git/patch/a5d4c398b411a00ac09d8fe3b66117222323844c";
+          hash = "sha256-peIXXU5+5DRQc3Xdpz5V+xIN7Vohs0Dlal6mHiMryXc=";
+        })
       ];
 
     configurePlatforms = [ ];