diff --git a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix
index 8be24522f564..cbba1ecba145 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/altcoins/monero/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, cmake, pkgconfig, git
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch
+, cmake, pkgconfig, git
 , boost, miniupnpc, openssl, unbound, cppzmq
 , zeromq, pcsclite, readline
 , CoreData, IOKit, PCSC
@@ -21,6 +22,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkgconfig git ];
 
+  patches = [
+    # fix daemon crash, remove with 0.12.1.0 update
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url    = "https://github.com/monero-project/monero/commit/08343ab.diff";
+      sha256 = "0f1snrl2mk2czwk1ysympzr8ismjx39fcqgy13276vcmw0cfqi83";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     boost miniupnpc openssl unbound
     cppzmq zeromq pcsclite readline