diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lirc/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/lirc/default.nix
index d5f84455f83..68b3b86a9ee 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/lirc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lirc/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,17 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1whlyifvvc7w04ahq07nnk1h18wc8j7c6wnvlb6mszravxh3qxcb";
   };
 
-  # Fix installation of Python bindings
-  patches = [ (fetchpatch {
-    url = "https://sourceforge.net/p/lirc/tickets/339/attachment/0001-Fix-Python-bindings.patch";
-    sha256 = "088a39x8c1qd81qwvbiqd6crb2lk777wmrs8rdh1ga06lglyvbly";
-  }) ];
+  patches = [
+    # Fix installation of Python bindings
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://sourceforge.net/p/lirc/tickets/339/attachment/0001-Fix-Python-bindings.patch";
+      sha256 = "088a39x8c1qd81qwvbiqd6crb2lk777wmrs8rdh1ga06lglyvbly";
+    })
+
+    # Add a workaround for linux-headers-5.18 until upstream adapts:
+    #   https://sourceforge.net/p/lirc/git/merge-requests/45/
+    ./linux-headers-5.18.patch
+  ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs .
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/lirc/linux-headers-5.18.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/lirc/linux-headers-5.18.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..733c423b7a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/lirc/linux-headers-5.18.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+--- a/daemons/lircd.cpp
++++ b/daemons/lircd.cpp
+@@ -110,6 +110,17 @@ int clock_gettime(int clk_id, struct timespec *t){
+ #endif
+ #define WHITE_SPACE " \t"
+ 
++/* Defines removed in linux-headers-5.18:
++     https://sourceforge.net/p/lirc/git/merge-requests/45/
++ */
++#ifndef LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_FILTER
++#    define LIRC_CAN_SET_REC_FILTER 0x08000000
++#endif
++
++#ifndef LIRC_CAN_NOTIFY_DECODE
++#    define LIRC_CAN_NOTIFY_DECODE 0x01000000
++#endif
++
+ static const logchannel_t logchannel = LOG_APP;
+ 
+ /** How long we sleep while waiting for busy write sockets. */
+--- a/tools/lirc-lsplugins.cpp
++++ b/tools/lirc-lsplugins.cpp
+@@ -21,6 +21,12 @@
+ #include "config.h"
+ #include "lirc_private.h"
+ 
++/* Defines removed in linux-headers-5.18:
++     https://sourceforge.net/p/lirc/git/merge-requests/45/
++ */
++#ifndef LIRC_CAN_NOTIFY_DECODE
++#    define LIRC_CAN_NOTIFY_DECODE 0x01000000
++#endif
+ 
+ #define USAGE \
+ 	"\nSynopsis:\n" \