diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix
index a405ca0f8082..57cb90c7c458 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-contacts/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, gettext, fetchurl, evolution-data-server
+{ stdenv, gettext, fetchurl, evolution-data-server, fetchpatch
 , pkgconfig, libxslt, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_42, python3, gtk3, glib, cheese
 , libchamplain, clutter-gtk, geocode-glib, gnome-desktop, gnome-online-accounts
 , wrapGAppsHook, folks, libxml2, gnome3, telepathy-glib
@@ -31,6 +31,18 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-Dtelepathy=true"
   ];
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fixes build with libhandy >= 0.0.10
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-contacts/commit/c5eee38cd2556403a640a0a4c11d36cbf9a5a798.patch";
+      sha256 = "0s2cl7z6b0x3ky4y28yyxc9x5zp4r3vqmvbhz5m2fm6830fyjg13";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-contacts/commit/1f1500ca01098ffda6392f5ec9ce3a29a48a84b1.patch";
+      sha256 = "082zaaj2l5cgr2qy145x8yknja87r0vpigrhidal40041kd5nldg";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     chmod +x build-aux/meson_post_install.py
     patchShebangs build-aux/meson_post_install.py