diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
index ed19f9d1674..36d0150a49b 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/proxychains/default.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "015skh3z1jmm8kxbm3nkqv1w56kcvabdmcbmpwzywxr4xnh3x3pc";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    # Temporary work-around; most likely fixed by next upstream release
+    sed -i Makefile -e '/-lpthread/a LDFLAGS+=-ldl'
+  '';
+
   meta = {
     description = "Proxifier for SOCKS proxies";
     homepage = http://proxychains.sourceforge.net;