diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/illum/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/illum/default.nix
index ffa016cabfe..c9e87bef621 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/illum/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/illum/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, pkg-config, ninja, libevdev, libev, udev }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, pkg-config, ninja, libevdev, libev, udev }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "illum";
@@ -12,6 +12,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "prevent-unplug-segfault"; # See https://github.com/jmesmon/illum/issues/19
+      url = "https://github.com/jmesmon/illum/commit/47b7cd60ee892379e5d854f79db343a54ae5a3cc.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-hIBBCIJXAt8wnZuyKye1RiEfOCelP3+4kcGrM43vFOE=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
   buildInputs = [ ninja libevdev libev udev ];