diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/zbar/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/zbar/default.nix
index 48e3316a4a24..2751da42a4c3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/zbar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/zbar/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, imagemagickBig, pkgconfig, python, pygtk, perl
-, libX11, libv4l, qt4, lzma, gtk2
+, libX11, libv4l, qt4, lzma, gtk2, fetchpatch, autoreconfHook
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -11,11 +11,32 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1imdvf5k34g1x2zr6975basczkz3zdxg6xnci50yyp5yvcwznki3";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "0001-Description-Linux-2.6.38-and-later-do-not-support-th.patch";
+      url = "https://git.recluse.de/raw/debian/pkg-zbar.git/35182c3ac2430c986579b25f1826fe1b7dfd15de/debian!patches!0001-Description-Linux-2.6.38-and-later-do-not-support-th.patch";
+      sha256 = "1zy1wdyhmpw877pv6slfhjy0c6dm0gxli0i4zs1akpvh052j4a69";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "python-zbar-import-fix-am.patch";
+      url = "https://git.recluse.de/raw/debian/pkg-zbar.git/1f15f52e53ee0bf7b4761d673dc859c6b10e6be5/debian!patches!python-zbar-import-fix-am.patch";
+      sha256 = "15xx9ms137hvwpynbgvbc6zgmmzfaf7331rfhls24rgbnywbgirx";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "new_autotools_build_fix.patch";
+      url = "https://git.recluse.de/raw/debian/pkg-zbar.git/2c641cc94d4f728421ed750d95d6d1c2d06a534d/debian!patches!new_autotools_build_fix.patch";
+      sha256 = "0jhl5jnnjhfdv51xqimkbkdvj8d38z05fhd11yx1sgmw82f965s3";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "threading-fix.patch";
+      url = "https://git.recluse.de/raw/debian/pkg-zbar.git/d3eba6e2c3acb0758d19519015bf1a53ffb8e645/debian!patches!threading-fix.patch";
+      sha256 = "1jjgrx9nc7788vfriai4z26mm106sg5ylm2w5rdyrwx7420x1wh7";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs =
     [ imagemagickBig pkgconfig python pygtk perl libX11
-      libv4l qt4 lzma gtk2 ];
-
-  configureFlags = ["--disable-video"];
+      libv4l qt4 lzma gtk2 autoreconfHook ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Bar code reader";