diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix
index 26eb8f526c8..a4d210547fd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ fetchurl, stdenv, libkrb5 }:
+{ fetchurl, stdenv, autoreconfHook, libkrb5 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libtirpc-0.3.2";
@@ -8,8 +8,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1z1z8xnlqgqznxzmyc6sypjc6b220xkv0s55hxd5sb3zydws6210";
   };
 
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ libkrb5 ];
 
+  # http://sourceforge.net/p/libtirpc/mailman/libtirpc-devel/thread/5581CB06.5020604%40email.com/#msg34216933
+  patches = [ ./fix_missing_rpc_get_default_domain.patch ];
+
   preConfigure = ''
     sed -es"|/etc/netconfig|$out/etc/netconfig|g" -i doc/Makefile.in tirpc/netconfig.h
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/fix_missing_rpc_get_default_domain.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/fix_missing_rpc_get_default_domain.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c905d3c0de8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/ti-rpc/fix_missing_rpc_get_default_domain.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+diff -rNu3 libtirpc-0.3.2-old/src/Makefile.am libtirpc-0.3.2/src/Makefile.am
+--- libtirpc-0.3.2-old/src/Makefile.am	2015-07-28 15:17:49.248168000 +0300
++++ libtirpc-0.3.2/src/Makefile.am	2015-07-28 15:18:04.870144456 +0300
+@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
+ endif
+ 
+ libtirpc_la_SOURCES += key_call.c key_prot_xdr.c getpublickey.c
+-libtirpc_la_SOURCES += netname.c netnamer.c rtime.c
++libtirpc_la_SOURCES += netname.c netnamer.c rpcdname.c rtime.c
+ 
+ CLEANFILES	       = cscope.* *~
+ DISTCLEANFILES	       = Makefile.in
+diff -rNu3 libtirpc-0.3.2-old/src/rpcdname.c libtirpc-0.3.2/src/rpcdname.c
+--- libtirpc-0.3.2-old/src/rpcdname.c	1970-01-01 03:00:00.000000000 +0300
++++ libtirpc-0.3.2/src/rpcdname.c	2015-07-28 15:18:04.870144456 +0300
+@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
++/*
++ * Copyright (c) 2009, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
++ * All rights reserved.
++ *
++ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
++ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
++ * - Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
++ *   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
++ * - Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
++ *   this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
++ *   and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
++ * - Neither the name of Sun Microsystems, Inc. nor the names of its
++ *   contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived
++ *   from this software without specific prior written permission.
++ *
++ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
++ * AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
++ * IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
++ * ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
++ * LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
++ * CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
++ * SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
++ * INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
++ * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
++ * ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
++ * POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
++ */
++
++/*
++ * rpcdname.c
++ * Gets the default domain name
++ */
++
++#include <stdlib.h>
++#include <unistd.h>
++#include <string.h>
++
++static char *default_domain = 0;
++
++static char *
++get_default_domain()
++{
++	char temp[256];
++
++	if (default_domain)
++		return (default_domain);
++	if (getdomainname(temp, sizeof(temp)) < 0)
++		return (0);
++	if ((int) strlen(temp) > 0) {
++		default_domain = (char *)malloc((strlen(temp)+(unsigned)1));
++		if (default_domain == 0)
++			return (0);
++		(void) strcpy(default_domain, temp);
++		return (default_domain);
++	}
++	return (0);
++}
++
++/*
++ * This is a wrapper for the system call getdomainname which returns a
++ * ypclnt.h error code in the failure case.  It also checks to see that
++ * the domain name is non-null, knowing that the null string is going to
++ * get rejected elsewhere in the NIS client package.
++ */
++int
++__rpc_get_default_domain(domain)
++	char **domain;
++{
++	if ((*domain = get_default_domain()) != 0)
++		return (0);
++	return (-1);
++}