diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/fix-segfault-on-linux.patch b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/fix-segfault-on-linux.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..09dbe3b94ff4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/fix-segfault-on-linux.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--- a/src/window/Window.cpp
++++ b/src/window/Window.cpp
+@@ -819,6 +819,10 @@
+ 	glfwInitHint(GLFW_COCOA_MENUBAR, GLFW_FALSE);
+ #endif
+ 
++#if defined ARCH_LIN
++	glfwInitHint(GLFW_PLATFORM, GLFW_PLATFORM_X11);
++#endif
++
+ 	glfwSetErrorCallback(errorCallback);
+ 	err = glfwInit();
+ 	if (err != GLFW_TRUE) {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix
index 97f4e51cab15..3d0b35ea1b16 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/vc/vcv-rack/package.nix
@@ -170,11 +170,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     ./rack-minimize-vendoring.patch
   ]
   ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isLinux [
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "fix-segfault-on-linux.patch";
-      url = "https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack/pull/1944.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-dlndyCfCznGDzlWNWrQTgh+FtmsrrL2DVuRE0xCxUck=";
-    })
+    # https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack/pull/1944
+    # https://github.com/VCVRack/Rack/commit/9f0eb9a0da8e9d6f1729f823555fdac2135214f0
+    ./fix-segfault-on-linux.patch
   ];
 
   prePatch = ''