diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/remake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/remake/default.nix
index 926cc83cd976..3eca6f02e45d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/remake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/remake/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1zi16pl7sqn1aa8b7zqm9qnd9vjqyfywqm8s6iap4clf86l7kss2";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    ./glibc-2.27-glob.patch
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [ readline ];
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/remake/glibc-2.27-glob.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/remake/glibc-2.27-glob.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ef876e2fb237
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/remake/glibc-2.27-glob.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+diff --git a/glob/glob.c b/glob/glob.c
+index f3911bcd861..6cb76e8e162 100644
+--- a/glob/glob.c
++++ b/glob/glob.c
+@@ -208,29 +208,8 @@ my_realloc (p, n)
+ #endif /* __GNU_LIBRARY__ || __DJGPP__ */
+ 
+ 
+-#if !defined __alloca && !defined __GNU_LIBRARY__
+-
+-# ifdef	__GNUC__
+-#  undef alloca
+-#  define alloca(n)	__builtin_alloca (n)
+-# else	/* Not GCC.  */
+-#  ifdef HAVE_ALLOCA_H
+-#   include <alloca.h>
+-#  else	/* Not HAVE_ALLOCA_H.  */
+-#   ifndef _AIX
+-#    ifdef WINDOWS32
+-#     include <malloc.h>
+-#    else
+-extern char *alloca ();
+-#    endif /* WINDOWS32 */
+-#   endif /* Not _AIX.  */
+-#  endif /* sparc or HAVE_ALLOCA_H.  */
+-# endif	/* GCC.  */
+-
+ # define __alloca	alloca
+ 
+-#endif
+-
+ #ifndef __GNU_LIBRARY__
+ # define __stat stat
+ # ifdef STAT_MACROS_BROKEN