diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/pantheon-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/pantheon-shell/default.nix
index 4d6a1f5c5c6..57ae3215f5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/pantheon-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/pantheon-shell/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pantheon, meson, ninja, pkgconfig, vala
 , libgee, granite, gexiv2, elementary-settings-daemon, gtk3, gnome-desktop
-, gala, wingpanel, plank, switchboard, gettext, bamf }:
+, gala, wingpanel, plank, switchboard, gettext, bamf, fetchpatch }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "switchboard-plug-pantheon-shell";
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   patches = [
     ./backgrounds.patch # Having https://github.com/elementary/switchboard-plug-pantheon-shell/issues/166 would make this patch uneeded
     ./hardcode-gsettings.patch
+    # Fixes https://github.com/elementary/switchboard-plug-pantheon-shell/issues/172
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/elementary/switchboard-plug-pantheon-shell/commit/e4f86df6a6be402db4c979a4b005573618b744d1.patch";
+      sha256 = "0sa8611k6sqg96mnp2plmxd30w6zq76bfwszl8ankr9kwsgyc66y";
+    })
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''