diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/powerdevil.nix b/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/powerdevil.nix
index 47551cedfb2..df575fcb987 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/powerdevil.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/plasma-5/powerdevil.nix
@@ -9,6 +9,15 @@
 mkDerivation {
   pname = "powerdevil";
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules kdoctools ];
+  patches = [
+    # Backported fix for https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454161
+    # FIXME: remove for next release
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "brightness-overflow-fix";
+      url = "https://invent.kde.org/plasma/powerdevil/-/commit/2ebe655d220c9167b66893a823b2fff2e2b8a531.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-Sf2q0CImLYjy1fTp9AWbCeRG05liUkemhfEXL/0MIQI=";
+    })
+  ];
   buildInputs = [
     kconfig kdbusaddons knotifyconfig solid udev bluez-qt kactivities kauth
     kglobalaccel ki18n kio kidletime kwayland libkscreen