diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/jfsutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/jfsutils/default.nix
index 92dfe00c951..8b899da32c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/jfsutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/jfsutils/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, libuuid, autoreconfHook }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, libuuid, autoreconfHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "jfsutils-1.1.15";
@@ -13,6 +13,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ./hardening-format.patch
     # required for cross-compilation
     ./ar-fix.patch
+    # fix for glibc>=2.28
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name   = "add_sysmacros.patch";
+      url    = "https://sources.debian.org/data/main/j/jfsutils/1.1.15-4/debian/patches/add_sysmacros.patch";
+      sha256 = "1qcwvxs4d0d24w5x98z59arqfx2n7f0d9xaqhjcg6w8n34vkhnyc";
+    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];