diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/qt6.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/qt6.nix
index 77dc7f7fdee..89b57eb9eb9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/qt6.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/qtcreator/qt6.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , lib
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , cmake
 , pkg-config
 , ninja
@@ -35,6 +36,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-QWGwfc7A/I8xUpx9thC3FzFBKNoAei76haqbwzCXoWM=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # fix build with Qt 6.5.1
+    # FIXME: remove for next release
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/qt-creator/qt-creator/commit/9817df63fb9eae342d5bf6f28f526aa09b17e8de.diff";
+      hash = "sha256-HIQuKroWUhJBWhVG3fyoBIFvezktCyQAuaZz/lvg7uk=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
     pkg-config