diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix
index 80203dd0df9c..169c1afd55d2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/openocd/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, libftdi1, libusb1, pkgconfig, hidapi }:
+{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, fetchpatch, libftdi1, libusb1, pkgconfig, hidapi }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "openocd";
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1bhn2c85rdz4gf23358kg050xlzh7yxbbwmqp24c0akmh3bff4kk";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix FTDI channel configuration for SheevaPlug
+    # https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=837989
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://salsa.debian.org/electronics-team/openocd/raw/9a94335daa332a37a51920f87afbad4d36fad2d5/debian/patches/fix-sheeva.patch";
+      sha256 = "01x021fagwvgxdpzk7psap7ryqiya4m4mi4nqr27asbmb3q46g5r";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
   buildInputs = [ libftdi1 libusb1 hidapi ];