diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ameba/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ameba/default.nix
index d3ca1d46663..17b444c1dfe 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ameba/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ameba/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, crystal }:
+{ lib, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, crystal }:
 
 crystal.buildCrystalPackage rec {
   pname = "ameba";
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ crystal.buildCrystalPackage rec {
     hash = "sha256-pc9mtVR/PBhM5l1PnDkm+y+McxbrfAmQzxmLi761VF4=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/crystal-ameba/ameba/commit/c7f2cba409787a1928fbb54494b4645ec11005cc.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-tYEPke6omMdCGG2llJGXDZ3jTO4YAqpknzTPi2576UI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   format = "make";
 
   meta = with lib; {