diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix
index 78cda9d115ce..a569b82ff59d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/chemistry/avogadro/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-include ${libGLU_combined}/include/GL/glu.h";
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchurl {
+      url = https://data.gpo.zugaina.org/fusion809/sci-chemistry/avogadro/files/avogadro-1.1.0-xlibs.patch;
+      sha256 = "1p113v19z3zwr9gxj2k599f8p97a8rwm93pa4amqvd0snn31mw0k";
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Molecule editor and visualizer";
     maintainers = [ ];