diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix
index 4ca15f01a6d3..ff6f889ee3e9 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libmtp/default.nix
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 , autoconf
 , automake
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , gettext
 , lib
 , libiconv
 , libtool
 , libusb1
 , pkg-config
+, buildPackages
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -21,6 +23,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-/tyCoEW/rCLfZH2HhA3Nxuij9d/ZJgsfyP4fLlfyNRA=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Backport cross fix.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/libmtp/libmtp/commit/467fa26e6b14c0884b15cf6d191de97e5513fe05.patch";
+      sha256 = "2DrRrdcguJ9su4LxtT6YOjer8gUTxIoHVpk+6M9P4cg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   outputs = [ "bin" "dev" "out" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -41,6 +51,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   configurePlatforms = [ "build" "host" ];
 
+  makeFlags = lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux && !stdenv.buildPlatform.canExecute stdenv.hostPlatform) [
+    "MTP_HOTPLUG=${buildPackages.libmtp}/bin/mtp-hotplug"
+  ];
+
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with lib; {