diff --git a/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix
index f4bbe75aafc3..323464847b60 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/package-management/checkinstall/default.nix
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     # Fix BuildRoot handling in RPM builds.
     ./set-buildroot.patch
+
+    (fetchurl {
+      url = "https://salsa.debian.org/debian/checkinstall/-/raw/7175ae9de0e45f42fdd7f185ab9a12043d5efeeb/debian/patches/0016-Define-_STAT_VER-_MKNOD_VER-locally-dropped-in-glibc.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-InodEfvVMuN708yjXPrVXb+q8aUcyFhCLx35PHls0Eo=";
+    })
   ]
 
   ++ lib.optional (stdenv.hostPlatform.system == "x86_64-linux")