diff --git a/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix
index a05b37e9d2ca..8ea060a82552 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/gpsd/default.nix
@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./0002-scons-envs-patch.patch
   ];
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i -e '17i#include <sys/sysmacros.h>' serial.c
+  '';
+
   # - leapfetch=no disables going online at build time to fetch leap-seconds
   #   info. See <gpsd-src>/build.txt for more info.
   preBuild = ''