diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
index 1ab01033f4df..abbe07224b56 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/faac/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, autoreconfHook
 , mp4v2Support ? true, mp4v2 ? null
 , drmSupport ? false # Digital Radio Mondiale
 }:
@@ -15,12 +15,28 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1pqr7nf6p2r283n0yby2czd3iy159gz8rfinkis7vcfgyjci2565";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "faac-mp4v2-1.9.patch";
+      url = "https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/trunk/mp4v2-1.9.patch?h=packages/faac";
+      sha256 = "1pja822zw9q3cg8bjkw5z0bpxsk4q92qix26zpiqbvi7vg314hyc";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "faac-mp4v2-2.0.0.patch";
+      url = "https://git.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/plain/trunk/mp4v2-2.0.0.patch?h=packages/faac";
+      sha256 = "07kmkrl0600rs01xqpkkw9n8p1215n485xqf8hwimp60dw3vc0wn";
+      addPrefixes = true;
+    })
+  ];
+
   configureFlags = [ ]
-    ++ optional mp4v2Support "--with-mp4v2"
+    ++ optional mp4v2Support "--with-external-mp4v2"
     ++ optional drmSupport "--enable-drm";
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+
   buildInputs = [ ]
     ++ optional mp4v2Support mp4v2;