diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-logs/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-logs/default.nix
index 08dbb2ea5d99..45675b791cd8 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-logs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/apps/gnome-logs/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { stdenv
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkgconfig
@@ -27,6 +28,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0w1nfdxbv3f0wnhmdy21ydvr4swfc108hypda561p7l9lrhnnxj4";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-logs/-/issues/52
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-logs/-/commit/b42defceefc775220b525f665a3b662ab9593b81.patch";
+      sha256 = "1s0zscmhwy7r0xff17wh8ik8x9xw1vrkipw5vl5i770bxnljps8n";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     python3
     meson