diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/c++-17-fixes.patch b/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/c++-17-fixes.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..018cc7e9beab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/c++-17-fixes.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+diff -ur a/mplex/main.cpp b/mplex/main.cpp
+--- a/mplex/main.cpp	2021-09-05 02:14:13.029372000 -0400
++++ b/mplex/main.cpp	2023-09-23 08:47:07.683450627 -0400
+@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
+ #include "multiplexor.hpp"
+ 
+ 
+-using std::auto_ptr;
++using std::unique_ptr;
+ 
+ 
+ /*************************************************************************
+@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@
+ void 
+ FileOutputStream::NextSegment( )
+ {
+-    auto_ptr<char> prev_filename_buf( new char[strlen(cur_filename)+1] );
++    unique_ptr<char> prev_filename_buf( new char[strlen(cur_filename)+1] );
+     char *prev_filename = prev_filename_buf.get();
+ 	fclose(strm);
+ 	++segment_num;
+diff -ur a/utils/fastintfns.h b/utils/fastintfns.h
+--- a/utils/fastintfns.h	2021-09-05 02:14:13.033372000 -0400
++++ b/utils/fastintfns.h	2023-09-23 08:44:40.147112973 -0400
+@@ -2,12 +2,17 @@
+  *
+  * WARNING: Assumes 2's complement arithmetic.
+  */
+-static inline int intmax( register int x, register int y )
++#ifdef __cplusplus
++#define REGISTER
++#else
++#define REGISTER register
++#endif
++static inline int intmax( REGISTER int x, REGISTER int y )
+ {
+ 	return x < y ? y : x;
+ }
+ 
+-static inline int intmin( register int x, register int y )
++static inline int intmin( REGISTER int x, REGISTER int y )
+ {
+ 	return x < y ? x : y;
+ }
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix
index 675dfc109de1..f231d6ed184d 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/video/mjpegtools/default.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-sYBTbX2ZYLBeACOhl7ANyxAJKaSaq3HRnVX0obIQ9Jo=";
   };
 
+  # Clang 16 defaults to C++17. `std::auto_ptr` has been removed from C++17, and the
+  # `register` type class specifier is no longer allowed.
+  patches = [ ./c++-17-fixes.patch ];
+
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];