diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
index d38bd442184..3aac5f9b17a 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/chromium/common.nix
@@ -144,6 +144,10 @@ let
       sed -i -e '/base::FilePath exe_dir/,/^ *} *$/c \
         sandbox_binary = base::FilePath(getenv("CHROMIUM_SANDBOX_BINARY_PATH"));
       ' ${toPatch}
+    '' + optionalString (!versionOlder source.version "36.0.0.0") ''
+      sed -i -e '/module_path *=.*libexif.so/ {
+        s|= [^;]*|= base::FilePath().AppendASCII("${libexif}/lib/libexif.so")|
+      }' chrome/utility/media_galleries/image_metadata_extractor.cc
     '';
 
     gypFlags = mkGypFlags (gypFlagsUseSystemLibs // {