diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/expat/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/expat/default.nix
index 36c610cb0401..0a2deab796bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/expat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/expat/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchpatch, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "expat-2.2.3";
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ]; # TODO: fix referrers
   outputBin = "dev";
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-aarch-build.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/commit/d98d4399174fd6f71d70e7bd89993a0e7346753d.patch";
+      sha256 = "0z89wb4mzyf7vvl6kbflk5w1z7yc39jwvs3mkznin5agj34x063w";
+      stripLen = 1;
+      excludes = [ "coverage.sh" ];
+    })
+  ];
+
   configureFlags = stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isFreeBSD "--with-pic";
 
   outputMan = "dev"; # tiny page for a dev tool