diff --git a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
index c04d4d4bd672..ac8d3aa9a736 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/zsh/default.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       hash = "sha256-nXB4w7qqjZJC7/+CDxnNy6wu9qNwmS3ezjj/xK7JfeU=";
       excludes = [ "ChangeLog" ];
     })
+    # Fixes compatibility with texinfo 7.1. This patch can be dropped with the next release of zsh.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/zsh-users/zsh/commit/ecd3f9c9506c7720dc6c0833dc5d5eb00e4459c4.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-oA8GC8LmuqNKGuPqGfiQVhL5nWb7ArLWGUI6wjpsIW8=";
+      excludes = [ "ChangeLog" ];
+    })
   ];
 
   strictDeps = true;