diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/rdfind/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/rdfind/default.nix
index 91245615474..c363ee56137 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/rdfind/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/rdfind/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, nettle }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchpatch, fetchurl, nettle }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "rdfind";
@@ -9,6 +9,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "103hfqzgr6izmj57fcy4jsa2nmb1ax43q4b5ij92pcgpaq9fsl21";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "include-limits.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/pauldreik/rdfind/commit/61877de88d782b63b17458a61fcc078391499b29.patch";
+      sha256 = "0igzm4833cn905pj84lgr88nd5gx35dnjl8kl8vrwk7bpyii6a8l";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [ nettle ];
 
   meta = with lib; {