diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lxcfs/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lxcfs/default.nix
index 67e96289e2ab..70d84d6311c4 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lxcfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/lxcfs/default.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-+wp29GD+toXGfQbPGYbDJ7/P+FY1uQY4uK3OQxTE9GM=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    sed -i -e '1i #include <sys/pidfd.h>' src/bindings.c
+  '';
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config help2man autoreconfHook makeWrapper ];
   buildInputs = [ fuse ];