diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/gplates/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/gplates/default.nix
index 5c2c4cabc9f1..ae7681a7a3af 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/misc/gplates/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/misc/gplates/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , cmake
 , doxygen
 , graphviz
@@ -42,6 +43,14 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-3fEwm5EKK9RcRbnyUejgwfjdsXaujjZjoMbq/BbVMeM=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "qwt-6.3-compile-error-fix.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/GPlates/GPlates/commit/c4680ebe54f4535909085feacecd66410a91ff98.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-mw5+GLayMrmcSDd1ai+0JTuY3iedHT9u2kx5Dd2wMjg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     doxygen