diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/extundelete/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/extundelete/default.nix
index a30709d4c920..e0c5ea3def4e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/extundelete/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/extundelete/default.nix
@@ -11,6 +11,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   buildInputs = [ e2fsprogs ];
 
+  # inode field i_dir_acl was repurposed as i_size_high in e2fsprogs 1.44,
+  # breaking the build
+  patchPhase = ''
+    substituteInPlace src/insertionops.cc \
+      --replace "Directory ACL:" "High 32 bits of size:" \
+      --replace "inode.i_dir_acl" "inode.i_size_high"
+  '';
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Utility that can recover deleted files from an ext3 or ext4 partition";
     homepage = http://extundelete.sourceforge.net/;