diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
index 70bc34954b2..8dc590c5d6f 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/desktop-file-utils/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, libintl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, pkgconfig, glib, libintl }:
 
 with stdenv.lib;
 
@@ -10,6 +10,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "119kj2w0rrxkhg4f9cf5waa55jz1hj8933vh47vcjipcplql02bc";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Makes font a recognized media type. Committed upstream, but no release has been made.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/desktop-file-utils/commit/92af4108750ceaf4191fd54e255885c7d8a78b70.patch";
+      sha256 = "14sqy10p5skp6hv4hgiwnj9hpr460250x42k5z0390l6nr6gahsq";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ glib libintl ];