diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/soci/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/soci/default.nix
index 5b8f93d7bc7..b17fbe16655 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/soci/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/soci/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { cmake
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , sqlite
 , postgresql
 , boost
@@ -17,6 +18,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-NE0ApbX8HG2VAQ9cg9+kX3kJQ4PR1XvWL9BlT8NphmE=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-backend-search-path.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/SOCI/soci/commit/56c93afc467bdba8ffbe68739eea76059ea62f7a.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-nC/39pn3Cv5e65GgIfF3l64/AbCsfZHPUPIWETZFZAY=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   # Do not build static libraries
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DSOCI_STATIC=OFF" "-DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=11" ];