diff --git a/pkgs/games/openxcom/default.nix b/pkgs/games/openxcom/default.nix
index 7b939af096ac..32ba63709d71 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/openxcom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/openxcom/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, mesa, zlib, openssl, libyamlcpp, boost
+{stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, cmake, mesa, zlib, openssl, libyamlcpp, boost
 , SDL, SDL_image, SDL_mixer, SDL_gfx }:
 
 let version = "1.0.0"; in
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   buildInputs = [ cmake mesa zlib openssl libyamlcpp boost
     SDL SDL_image SDL_mixer SDL_gfx ];
 
+  patches = [ (fetchpatch {
+    url = "https://github.com/SupSuper/OpenXcom/commit/49bec0851fc6e5365cac0f71b2c40a80ddf95e77.patch";
+    sha256 = "156fk8wz4qc0nmqq3zjb6kw84qirabads2azr6xvlgb3lcn327v2";
+  }) ];
+
   meta = {
     description = "Open source clone of UFO: Enemy Unknown";
     homepage = http://openxcom.org;