diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0001-ax_check_gl.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0001-ax_check_gl.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d8dd804eac38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0001-ax_check_gl.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From 427e226a2fe3980388abffd6de25ed6b9591cce3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:51:30 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 1/3] ax_check_gl.m4: properly quote m4_fatal
+
+It needs to only run as an argument of m4_if, not all the time.
+
+Fixes: 753493bf7e251997f02559b98fc599d4a337d8cd
+Bug: https://bugs.gentoo.org/941845
+---
+ m4/ax_check_gl.m4 | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/m4/ax_check_gl.m4 b/m4/ax_check_gl.m4
+index 850d407..4c2e4ef 100644
+--- a/m4/ax_check_gl.m4
++++ b/m4/ax_check_gl.m4
+@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
+ #   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+ #   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+ 
+-#serial 23
++#serial 24
+ 
+ # example gl program
+ m4_define([_AX_CHECK_GL_PROGRAM],
+@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([_AX_CHECK_GL_LINK_CV],
+ AC_DEFUN([_AX_CHECK_GL_MANUAL_LIBS_GENERIC], [
+   AS_IF([test -n "$GL_LIBS"],[], [
+     ax_check_gl_manual_libs_generic_extra_libs="$1"
+-    m4_if($1, [], m4_fatal([$0: argument must not be empty]))
++    m4_if($1, [], [m4_fatal([$0: argument must not be empty])])
+ 
+     _AX_CHECK_GL_SAVE_FLAGS([CFLAGS])
+     AC_SEARCH_LIBS([glBegin],[$ax_check_gl_manual_libs_generic_extra_libs], [
+-- 
+2.46.1
+
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0002-ax_check_glx.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0002-ax_check_glx.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..98ec29531cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0002-ax_check_glx.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+From e25f8d9e3ead52f998535b86c763065c5b45cc59 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:57:16 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 2/3] ax_check_glx.m4: properly quote m4_fatal
+
+It needs to only run as an argument of m4_if, not all the time.
+
+Fixes: 40ca66e7e52bb63e3eee2514855fcf3ad2df7673
+---
+ m4/ax_check_glx.m4 | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/m4/ax_check_glx.m4 b/m4/ax_check_glx.m4
+index c7890d9..b5027f9 100644
+--- a/m4/ax_check_glx.m4
++++ b/m4/ax_check_glx.m4
+@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
+ #   modified version of the Autoconf Macro, you may extend this special
+ #   exception to the GPL to apply to your modified version as well.
+ 
+-#serial 9
++#serial 10
+ 
+ # example program
+ m4_define([_AX_CHECK_GLX_PROGRAM],
+@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([_AX_CHECK_GLX_HEADERS],
+ AC_DEFUN([_AX_CHECK_GLX_MANUAL_LIBS_GENERIC],
+ [dnl
+  ax_check_glx_manual_libs_generic_extra_libs="$1"
+- m4_if($1, [], m4_fatal([$0: argument must not be empty]))
++ m4_if($1, [], [m4_fatal([$0: argument must not be empty])])
+ 
+  AC_LANG_PUSH([C])
+  _AX_CHECK_GLX_SAVE_FLAGS()
+-- 
+2.46.1
+
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0003-ax_switch_flags.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0003-ax_switch_flags.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d3b8f18dc0e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/0003-ax_switch_flags.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 3a23daa3da0eb1a256fda631867e19345d5f6e3a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Eli Schwartz <eschwartz93@gmail.com>
+Date: Sat, 19 Oct 2024 21:58:52 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH 3/3] ax_switch_flags.m4: properly quote m4_fatal
+
+It needs to only run as an argument of m4_if, not all the time.
+
+Fixes: 2adff78e224c908fd58df91852c8301c25777a8f
+---
+ m4/ax_switch_flags.m4 | 4 ++--
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/m4/ax_switch_flags.m4 b/m4/ax_switch_flags.m4
+index dc79d1e..777aeb0 100644
+--- a/m4/ax_switch_flags.m4
++++ b/m4/ax_switch_flags.m4
+@@ -36,10 +36,10 @@
+ #   and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any
+ #   warranty.
+ 
+-#serial 5
++#serial 6
+ 
+ AC_DEFUN([AX_SWITCH_FLAGS], [
+-  m4_if($1, [], m4_fatal([$0: namespace is empty]))
++  m4_if($1, [], [m4_fatal([$0: namespace is empty])])
+   AC_REQUIRE(AX_SAVE_FLAGS)
+   AC_REQUIRE(AX_RESTORE_FLAGS)
+   AX_SAVE_FLAGS($1[])
+-- 
+2.46.1
+
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/package.nix
index a507fd8094ef..8ac14c61bda4 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/au/autoconf-archive/package.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-e81dABkW86UO10NvT3AOPSsbrePtgDIZxZLWJQKlc2M=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # cherry-picked changes from
+    # https://git.savannah.gnu.org/gitweb/?p=autoconf-archive.git;a=commit;h=fadde164479a926d6b56dd693ded2a4c36ed89f0
+    # can be removed on next release
+    ./0001-ax_check_gl.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
+    ./0002-ax_check_glx.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
+    ./0003-ax_switch_flags.m4-properly-quote-m4_fatal.patch
+  ];
+
   strictDeps = true;
   enableParallelBuilding = true;