diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/default.nix
index fe4aaecbfe38..7814e88f6931 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/opencv/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, gtk, libjpeg, libpng, libtiff, jasper, ffmpeg
-, pkgconfig, gstreamer, xineLib, glib, python27, python27Packages, unzip
+, fetchpatch, pkgconfig, gstreamer, xineLib, glib, python27, python27Packages, unzip
 , enableBloat ? false }:
 
 let v = "2.4.10"; in
@@ -12,6 +12,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1ilnfm7id8jqg5xmfjhbq81sjxx64av90kwxcs8zv5rp523wpx0v";
   };
 
+  patches = [(fetchpatch {
+    url = "https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/commit/ea50be0529c24.diff";
+    sha256 = "0nm02v7rmfcndj3jzmv3mrqh3hk5n6axx6gdxndyhabn201hqswn";
+  })];
+
   buildInputs =
     [ unzip libjpeg libpng libtiff ]
     ++ lib.optionals enableBloat [ gtk glib jasper ffmpeg xineLib gstreamer python27 python27Packages.numpy ];