diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/cxxopts/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/cxxopts/default.nix
index 5d12b3c19ee3..cf36a88a35be 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/cxxopts/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/cxxopts/default.nix
@@ -31,6 +31,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   # Conflict on case-insensitive filesystems.
   dontUseCmakeBuildDir = true;
 
+  # https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts/issues/332
+  postPatch = ''
+    substituteInPlace packaging/pkgconfig.pc.in \
+      --replace '$'{prefix}/@CMAKE_INSTALL_INCLUDEDIR@ @CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_INCLUDEDIR@
+  '';
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "https://github.com/jarro2783/cxxopts";
     description = "Lightweight C++ GNU-style option parser library";