diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/so/sound-of-sorting/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/so/sound-of-sorting/package.nix
index a95365171787..735416282a9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/so/sound-of-sorting/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/so/sound-of-sorting/package.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
   pkg-config,
   SDL2,
   wxGTK32,
-  darwin,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
@@ -19,18 +19,32 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-cBrTvFoz6WZIsh5qPPiWxQ338Z0OfcIefiI8CZF6nn8=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports/raw/31ec0266e31910c16b0f69e16a2a693aae20abdf/math/sound-of-sorting/files/patch-src_SortAlgo.cpp";
+      extraPrefix = "";
+      hash = "sha256-mOo3GsEZ8r8p9ROoel2TO9Z4yF5SmCN0/fUn/2qUKAo=";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports/raw/31ec0266e31910c16b0f69e16a2a693aae20abdf/math/sound-of-sorting/files/patch-src_SortAlgo.h";
+      extraPrefix = "";
+      hash = "sha256-NNSPs0gT6ndeMQWHLHAwLR5nMQGP880Qd6kulDYJYF0=";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/freebsd/freebsd-ports/raw/31ec0266e31910c16b0f69e16a2a693aae20abdf/math/sound-of-sorting/files/patch-src_SortArray.cpp";
+      extraPrefix = "";
+      hash = "sha256-WxqwcZ2L9HPG4QNf1Xi624aKTM3cRBWN+W00htcIJ5k=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
   ];
 
-  buildInputs =
-    [
-      wxGTK32
-      SDL2
-    ]
-    ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-      darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Cocoa
-    ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    wxGTK32
+    SDL2
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "Audibilization and Visualization of Sorting Algorithms";