diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
index 44086538cd0..0e4ef72b8aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gpgme/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, libgpgerror, gnupg, pkgconfig, glib, pth, libassuan
 , file, which, ncurses
-, autoreconfHook
+, autoreconfHook, fetchpatch
 , git
 , texinfo
 , qtbase ? null
@@ -31,6 +31,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   nativeBuildInputs = [ file pkgconfig gnupg autoreconfHook git texinfo ]
   ++ lib.optionals pythonSupport [ python swig2 which ncurses ];
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-key-expiry.patch";
+      url = "https://files.gnupg.net/file/data/fehgbjmataj5tc2pnfhj/PHID-FILE-aqck6l4elhw53tjanrie/file";
+      sha256 = "1h80m045gy7r0g7dzzlfpql6p065x88p274ij9jnf7d4lwwgrf1a";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch =''
     substituteInPlace ./configure --replace /usr/bin/file ${file}/bin/file
   '';