diff --git a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/lock-blur.nix b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/lock-blur.nix
index 4018a34b571a..47875ec47c32 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/lock-blur.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/window-managers/i3/lock-blur.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ i3lock-color, lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub }:
+{ i3lock-color, lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch }:
 
 i3lock-color.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs : rec {
   pname = "i3lock-blur";
@@ -11,6 +11,16 @@ i3lock-color.overrideAttrs (oldAttrs : rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-rBQHYVD9rurzTEXrgEnOziOP22D2EePC1+EV9Wi2pa0=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Pull patch pending upstream inclusion for -fno-common toolchain
+    # support: https://github.com/karulont/i3lock-blur/pull/22
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fno-common.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/karulont/i3lock-blur/commit/ec8fe0e7f7d78bf445602ed517efd5c324bb32f7.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-0hXUr+ZEB1tpI3xw80/hGzKyeGuna4CQmEvK6t0VBqU=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "An improved screenlocker based upon XCB and PAM with background blurring filter";
     homepage = "https://github.com/karulont/i3lock-blur/";