diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/kronometer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/kronometer/default.nix
index f8442ecd6c46..a3c5818a4933 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/kronometer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/kronometer/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   mkDerivation,
   fetchurl,
+  fetchpatch,
   lib,
   extra-cmake-modules,
   kdoctools,
@@ -18,6 +19,13 @@ mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-dbnhom8PRo0Bay3DzS2P0xQSrJaMXD51UadQL3z6xHY=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://invent.kde.org/utilities/kronometer/-/commit/949f1dccd48f4a1e3068e24d241c5ce73fe2ab8f.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-zv9ty25vQXr3xB1S7QmXx3YIouOVUoMpdZ9gHBD1gMQ=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://kde.org/applications/utilities/kronometer/";
     description = "Stopwatch application";