diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
index 135745feec31..443fe2f1d6c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/mysql-workbench/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     })
   ];
 
+  # have it look for 4.7.2 instead of 4.7.1
+  preConfigure = ''
+    substituteInPlace CMakeLists.txt \
+      --replace "antlr-4.7.1-complete.jar" "antlr-4.7.2-complete.jar"
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake ninja pkgconfig jre swig wrapGAppsHook
   ];