diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
index 123d839341d6..d230606a3c38 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/bemenu/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, cairo, libxkbcommon
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, cairo, libxkbcommon
 , pango, fribidi, harfbuzz, pcre, pkg-config
 , ncursesSupport ? true, ncurses ? null
 , waylandSupport ? true, wayland ? null, wayland-protocols ? null
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-U4IMfDvQ0rfEJhE3Uext2c/Cs0mjy1tw+k8uk441Ag8=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Pull upstream fix for build against ncurses-6.3
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "ncurses-6.3.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/Cloudef/bemenu/commit/d31164db756989579468946aba62969e42c7ed28.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-oyndQI7SaR8cK0IO5wIIxMpmakhfUzwUqLIKRbPkEdw=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config pcre ];
 
   makeFlags = ["PREFIX=$(out)"];