diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix
index 495a3dad8330..1eca97e7d7c7 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/fontforge/default.nix
@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/216eb14b558df344b206bf82e2bdaf03a1f2f429.patch";
       hash = "sha256-aRnir09FSQMT50keoB7z6AyhWAVBxjSQsTRvBzeBuHU=";
     })
+    # Fixes translation compatibility with gettext 0.22
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/commit/55d58f87ab1440f628f2071a6f6cc7ef9626c641.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-rkYnKPXA8Ztvh9g0zjG2yTUCPd3lE1uqwvBuEd8+Oyw=";
+    })
 
     # https://github.com/fontforge/fontforge/pull/5423
     ./replace-distutils.patch