diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.6/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.6/default.nix
index 237dbdcc713e..a6f3d4ea389d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.6/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.6/default.nix
@@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ let
 
       kinit = super.kinit // { patches = [ ./kinit/kinit-libpath.patch ]; };
 
+      kpackage = super.kpackage // { patches = [ ./kpackage/0001-allow-external-paths.patch ]; };
+
       kservice = super.kservice // {
         buildInputs = super.kservice.buildInputs ++ [kf5.kwindowsystem];
         patches =
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.6/kpackage/0001-allow-external-paths.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.6/kpackage/0001-allow-external-paths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..440e979c0086
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks-5.6/kpackage/0001-allow-external-paths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From fbf10d2059fa1f19a0f0cfa2fda0abb6c435fa78 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Thomas Tuegel <ttuegel@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 07:15:30 -0600
+Subject: [PATCH] allow external paths
+
+---
+ src/kpackage/package.cpp | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/kpackage/package.cpp b/src/kpackage/package.cpp
+index eb4a09b..f70f1a1 100644
+--- a/src/kpackage/package.cpp
++++ b/src/kpackage/package.cpp
+@@ -758,7 +758,7 @@ PackagePrivate::PackagePrivate()
+     : QSharedData(),
+       fallbackPackage(0),
+       metadata(0),
+-      externalPaths(false),
++      externalPaths(true),
+       valid(false),
+       checkedValid(false)
+ {
+-- 
+2.1.4
+