diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix
index f7cf765e150d..dc3b2c92f191 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/protobufc/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , autoreconfHook
 , pkg-config
 , protobuf
@@ -19,6 +20,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     hash = "sha256-TJCLzxozuZ8ynrBQ2lKyk03N+QA/lbOwywUjDUdTlbM=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/pull/534
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c/commit/a6c9ea5207aeac61c57b446ddf5a6b68308881d8.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-wTb8+YbvrCrOVpgthI5SJdG/CpQcOzCX4Bv47FPY804=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
 
   buildInputs = [ protobuf zlib ];