diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-3/kdelibs/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/kde-3/kdelibs/default.nix
index 86a85ab042bb..984e72c8d7bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/kde-3/kdelibs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-3/kdelibs/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     sha256 = "0wjw51r96h6rngbsrzndw890xggzvrakydsbaldlrvbh3jq9qzk1";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # We're not supposed to use linux/inotify.h, use sys/inotify.h instead.
+    # Adapted from Gentoo.
+    ./inotify.patch
+  ];
+
   passthru = {inherit openssl libjpeg qt; inherit (xlibs) libX11;};
   
   buildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/kde-3/kdelibs/inotify.patch b/pkgs/desktops/kde-3/kdelibs/inotify.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3d0b470811af
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/kde-3/kdelibs/inotify.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+diff -rc kdelibs-3.5.10-orig/kio/kio/kdirwatch.cpp kdelibs-3.5.10/kio/kio/kdirwatch.cpp
+*** kdelibs-3.5.10-orig/kio/kio/kdirwatch.cpp	2006-07-22 10:16:37.000000000 +0200
+--- kdelibs-3.5.10/kio/kio/kdirwatch.cpp	2009-04-01 13:26:48.000000000 +0200
+***************
+*** 64,74 ****
+  // debug
+  #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+  
+! #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY
+  #include <unistd.h>
+  #include <fcntl.h>
+  #include <sys/syscall.h>
+- #include <linux/types.h>
+  // Linux kernel headers are documented to not compile
+  #define _S390_BITOPS_H
+  #include <linux/inotify.h>
+--- 64,76 ----
+  // debug
+  #include <sys/ioctl.h>
+  
+! #if 1
+! #include <sys/inotify.h>
+! #include <fcntl.h>
+! #elif HAVE_INOTIFY
+  #include <unistd.h>
+  #include <fcntl.h>
+  #include <sys/syscall.h>
+  // Linux kernel headers are documented to not compile
+  #define _S390_BITOPS_H
+  #include <linux/inotify.h>