diff --git a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/fetch-mix-deps.nix b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/fetch-mix-deps.nix
index 73365bd1a93e..0c6f4e35a90e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/beam-modules/fetch-mix-deps.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/beam-modules/fetch-mix-deps.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 , mixEnv ? "prod"
 , debug ? false
 , meta ? { }
+, patches ? []
 , ...
 }@attrs:
 
@@ -36,6 +37,8 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation (attrs // {
     runHook postConfigure
   '';
 
+  inherit patches;
+
   dontBuild = true;
 
   installPhase = attrs.installPhase or ''