diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/libqtxdg/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/libqtxdg/default.nix
index 58c17ba8d31a..13fd763f7eb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/libqtxdg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/libqtxdg/default.nix
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     }."${version}";
   };
 
-  patches = [ ./qt68.patch ];
+  patches = lib.optionals (lib.versionAtLeast version "4") [ ./qt68.patch ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake