diff --git a/pkgs/servers/fcgiwrap/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/fcgiwrap/default.nix
index 84deebcb8f5..5dcaf5a65fe 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/fcgiwrap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/fcgiwrap/default.nix
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ autoreconfHook systemd fcgi pkgconfig ];
 
+  # systemd 230 no longer has libsystemd-daemon as a separate entity from libsystemd
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace configure.ac --replace libsystemd-daemon libsystemd
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = https://nginx.localdomain.pl/wiki/FcgiWrap;
     description = "Simple server for running CGI applications over FastCGI";