diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/yoda/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/yoda/default.nix
index 3b9057ad31a..c5a83f782f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/yoda/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/physics/yoda/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, python, root, makeWrapper, zlib, withRootSupport ? false }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, python, root, makeWrapper, zlib, withRootSupport ? false }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "yoda";
@@ -9,6 +9,24 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1x7xi6w7lb92x8202kbaxgqg1sly534wana4f38l3gpbzw9dwmcs";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # fix a minor bug
+    # https://gitlab.com/hepcedar/yoda/-/merge_requests/38
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "yoda-fix-fuzzy-compare-bin2d.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.com/hepcedar/yoda/-/commit/a2999d78cb3d9ed874f367bad375dc39a1a11148.diff";
+      sha256 = "sha256-BsaVm+4VtCvRoEuN4r6A4bj9XwgMe75UesKzN+b56Qw=";
+    })
+    # fix a regression
+    # https://gitlab.com/hepcedar/yoda/-/merge_requests/40
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "yoda-fix-for-yodagz.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.com/hepcedar/yoda/-/commit/3338ba5a7466599ac6969e4ae462f133d6cf4fd8.diff";
+      sha256 = "sha256-MZTOIt468bdPCS7UVfr5hQZUsVy3TpY/TjRrNySIL70=";
+      excludes = [ "ChangeLog" ];
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = with python.pkgs; [ cython makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ python ]
     ++ (with python.pkgs; [ numpy matplotlib ])