diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/dosfstools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/dosfstools/default.nix
index 75a39fdfe92..e15b4ad1f64 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/dosfstools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/dosfstools/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, libiconv, gettext, xxd }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, libiconv, gettext, xxd }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "dosfstools";
@@ -11,6 +11,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-2gxB0lQixiHOHw8uTetHekaM57fvUd9zOzSxWnvUz/c=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # macOS build fixes backported from master
+    # TODO: remove on the next release
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/dosfstools/dosfstools/commit/77ffb87e8272760b3bb2dec8f722103b0effb801.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-xHxIs3faHK/sK3vAVoG8JcTe4zAV+ZtkozWIIFBvPWI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ]
     ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin libiconv;