diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index 156932aa13f1..e417edc1b8f3 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -174,6 +174,12 @@ let
         sha256 = "1bxdhxmiy6h4acq26lq43x2mxx6rawmfmlgsh5j7w8kyhkw5af0c";
         revert = true;
       })
+      # To fix building from a release tarball (which we do):
+      (githubPatch {
+        # Revert back to generating chromium_git_revision.h via version.py
+        commit = "bd524d08f8465364d12d32a84fd1aa983aecc502";
+        sha256 = "1jsxidg5jzwkrcpx3lylx4gyg56zjyd7sc957kaaqqc853bn83b4";
+      })
     ];
 
     postPatch = ''