diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix b/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix
index 9e5b9f9e4d8..4fb3a68f5d1 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/default.nix
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildInputs = [perl perlXMLParser xkbcomp gettext intltool];
 
+  patches = [ ./eo.patch ];
+
   ICONV = "iconv";
 
   preConfigure = ''
diff --git a/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/eo.patch b/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/eo.patch
index 3709d110917..f288a5c0f6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/eo.patch
+++ b/pkgs/data/misc/xkeyboard-config/eo.patch
@@ -1,15 +1,3 @@
-diff --git a/rules/base.lst b/rules/base.lst
-index 7004bcd..804f9f0 100644
---- a/rules/base.lst
-+++ b/rules/base.lst
-@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@
-   nl              Netherlands
-   bt              Bhutan
-   ee              Estonia
-+  eo              Esperanto
-   ir              Iran
-   iq              Iraq
-   fo              Faroe Islands
 diff --git a/rules/base.xml.in b/rules/base.xml.in
 index ec321f8..e9c3546 100644
 --- a/rules/base.xml.in