diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/waf/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/waf/default.nix
index 05e11ad63a7a..50269a74395c 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/waf/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/waf/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, python, ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitLab, fetchpatch, python, ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "waf-${version}";
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "006a4wb9i569pahs8ji86hrv58g2hm8xikgchnll3bdqgxllhnrs";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.com/grahamc/waf/commit/fc1c98f1fb575fb26b867a61cbca79aa894db2ea.patch";
+      sha256 = "0kzfrr6nh1ay8nyk0i69nhkkrq7hskn7yw1qyjxrda1y3wxj6jp8";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [ python ensureNewerSourcesForZipFilesHook ];
 
   configurePhase = ''