diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
index 96dbc094b55c..0546bdc6359b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mapnik/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchzip
+{ stdenv, fetchzip, fetchpatch
 , boost, cairo, freetype, gdal, harfbuzz, icu, libjpeg, libpng, libtiff
 , libwebp, libxml2, proj, python2, scons, sqlite, zlib
 
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "189wsd6l6awblkiha666l1sdyp7ifmnfsa87y0j37rvym6w4r065";
   };
 
+  patches = [(fetchpatch {
+    name = "icu-59.diff";
+    url = https://github.com/mapnik/mapnik/commit/9e58c890430d.diff;
+    sha256 = "0h546qq8g19gw9s4979hla9vkq5kcwh3q45ryajyjhmlr2z9fi6p";
+  })];
+
   # a distinct dev output makes python-mapnik fail
   outputs = [ "out" ];