diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libqalculate/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libqalculate/default.nix
index 0e67f970b76..89b71c1855d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libqalculate/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libqalculate/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace libqalculate/Calculator.cc \
       --replace 'commandline = "gnuplot"' 'commandline = "${gnuplot}/bin/gnuplot"' \
       --replace '"gnuplot -"' '"${gnuplot}/bin/gnuplot -"'
+  '' + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.cc.isClang ''
+    substituteInPlace src/qalc.cc \
+      --replace 'printf(_("aborted"))' 'printf("%s", _("aborted"))'
   '';
 
   preBuild = ''