diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/fribidi/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/fribidi/default.nix
index 08b0a87e3e2..b60f4be245e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/fribidi/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/fribidi/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 
 , meson
 , ninja
@@ -21,6 +22,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1kp4b1hpx2ky20ixgy2xhj5iygfl7ps5k9kglh1z5i7mhykg4r3a";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/fribidi/fribidi/pull/88.patch";
+      sha256 = "1n4l6333vhbxfckwg101flmvq6bbygg66fjp69ddcjqaqb6gh9k9";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs test
   '';