diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libe57format/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libe57format/default.nix
index 2ad8573ecb30..fe5558681fff 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libe57format/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libe57format/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   lib, stdenv,
   cmake,
+  fetchpatch,
   fetchFromGitHub,
   boost,
   xercesc,
@@ -18,6 +19,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "15l23spjvak5h3n7aj3ggy0c3cwcg8mvnc9jlbd9yc2ra43bx7bp";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # gcc11 header fix
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/asmaloney/libE57Format/commit/13f6a16394ce3eb50ea4cd21f31f77f53294e8d0.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-4vVhKrCxnWO106DSAk+xxo4uk6zC89m9VQAPaDJ8Ed4=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
   ];