diff --git a/pkgs/applications/version-management/rapidsvn/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/version-management/rapidsvn/default.nix
index 60d011b653d..bcb90c20698 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/version-management/rapidsvn/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/version-management/rapidsvn/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, wxGTK, subversion, apr, aprutil, python2 }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, wxGTK, subversion, apr, aprutil, python3, fetchpatch }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "rapidsvn";
@@ -9,13 +9,28 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1bmcqjc12k5w0z40k7fkk8iysqv4fw33i80gvcmbakby3d4d4i4p";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ wxGTK subversion apr aprutil python2 ];
+  buildInputs = [ wxGTK subversion apr aprutil python3 ];
+
+  NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = [ "-std=c++14" ];
 
   configureFlags = [ "--with-svn-include=${subversion.dev}/include"
     "--with-svn-lib=${subversion.out}/lib" ];
 
   patches = [
     ./fix-build.patch
+    # Python 3 compatibility patches
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/RapidSVN/RapidSVN/pull/44/commits/2e26fd5d6a413d6c3a055c17ac4840b95d1537e9.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-8acABzscgZh1bfAt35KHfU+nfaiO7P1b+lh34Bj0REI=";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/RapidSVN/RapidSVN/pull/44/commits/92927af764f92b3731333ed3dba637f98611167a.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-4PdShGcfFwxjdI3ygbnKFAa8l9dGERq/xSl54WisgKM=";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/RapidSVN/RapidSVN/pull/44/commits/3e375f11d94cb8faddb8b7417354a9fb51f304ec.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-BUpCMEH7jctOLtJktDUE52bxexfLemLItZ0IgdAnq9g=";
+    })
   ];
 
   meta = {
@@ -23,5 +38,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = "http://rapidsvn.tigris.org/";
     license = lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
     maintainers = [ lib.maintainers.viric ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+    broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
   };
 }