diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/editline/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/editline/default.nix
index 90e3ee9af5b2..4e228f8f4325 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/editline/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/editline/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, autoreconfHook }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "editline-${version}";
@@ -10,6 +10,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0a751dp34mk9hwv59ss447csknpm5i5cgd607m3fqf24rszyhbf2";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # will be in 1.17.0
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "redisplay-clear-screen.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/troglobit/editline/commit/a4b67d226829a55bc8501f36708d5e104a52fbe4.patch";
+      sha256 = "0dbgdqxa4x9wgr9kx89ql74np4qq6fzdbph9j9c65ns3gnaanjkw";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
 
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" "man" "doc" ];