diff --git a/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix
index 7d4ced909df6..54fa98268a6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/video/mkvtoolnix/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , cmark
 , docbook_xsl
 , expat
+, fetchpatch2
 , file
 , flac
 , fmt
@@ -58,6 +59,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-UU57ZgH1sxCXspwfKXScw08aJYiv+k526U8q8N1tA+4=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://gitlab.com/mbunkus/mkvtoolnix/-/commit/fc83003f541ac690fe308c3f4ac36e62814a40db.diff";
+      hash = "sha256-HOS79g5xm70upV5Okv1COEg0SanXs7brRRB59Ofx5HA=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     autoreconfHook
     docbook_xsl