diff --git a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/default.nix b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/default.nix
index deb7f1709fb..4eab8290933 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/default.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ let
 
     dfhack = callPackage_i686 ./dfhack {
       inherit (pkgsi686Linux.perlPackages) XMLLibXML XMLLibXSLT;
+      protobuf = with pkgsi686Linux; protobuf.override {
+        stdenv = overrideInStdenv stdenv [ useOldCXXAbi ];
+      };
     };
 
     dwarf-fortress-unfuck = callPackage_i686 ./unfuck.nix { };