diff --git a/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/unstable.nix b/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/unstable.nix
index acf44880452..f83ce8b39b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/unstable.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/office/scribus/unstable.nix
@@ -43,6 +43,13 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-1CV2lVOc+kDerYq9rwTFHjTU10vK1aLJNNCObp1Dt6s=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {  # fix build with podofo 0.9.7
+      url = "https://github.com/scribusproject/scribus/commit/c6182ef92820b422d61c904e40e9fed865458eb5.patch";
+      sha256 = "0vp275xfbd4xnj5s55cgzsihgihby5mmjlbmrc7sa6jbrsm8aa2c";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config