diff --git a/pkgs/games/openxray/default.nix b/pkgs/games/openxray/default.nix
index fe2e978c4cc4..394edcf1953a 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/openxray/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/games/openxray/default.nix
@@ -50,6 +50,10 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   preConfigure = ''
     substituteInPlace src/xrCore/xrCore.cpp \
       --replace /usr/share $out/share
+
+    # https://github.com/OpenXRay/xray-16/issues/667
+    echo "inline const char* xr_sys_errlist[100] = {};" >> src/Common/PlatformLinux.inl
+    echo "#define _sys_errlist xr_sys_errlist" >> src/Common/PlatformLinux.inl
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''