diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
index 4c48324baba9..52583c535891 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/blender/default.nix
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0ixz8h3c08p4f84x8r85nzddwvc0h5lw1ci8gdg2x3m2mw2cfdj4";
   };
 
+  patches = [(fetchpatch {
+    url = "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Exherbo/media-unofficial/b5b09fa35ed/"
+      + "packages/media-gfx/blender/files/blender-2.71-Fix-build-with-freetype-2.5.4.patch";
+    sha256 = "19kx9h030zy2f0ah5v69ank2ak8gfp1zv26pm4ixngfdbsiy5lvk";
+  })];
+
   buildInputs =
     [ SDL boost cmake ffmpeg gettext glew ilmbase libXi
       libjpeg libpng libsamplerate libsndfile libtiff mesa openal