diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/desmume/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/desmume/default.nix
index 02964d0232f5..3e7b033b5788 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/desmume/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/desmume/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch
 , pkgconfig, libtool, intltool
 , libXmu
 , lua
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "15l8wdw3q61fniy3h93d84dnm6s4pyadvh95a0j6d580rjk4pcrs";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "gcc6_fixes.patch";
+      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/viewvc/pkg-games/packages/trunk/desmume/debian/patches/gcc6_fixes.patch?revision=15925";
+      sha256 = "0j3fmxz0mfb3f4biks03pyz8f9hy958ks6qplisl60rzq9v9qpks";
+     })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs =
   [ pkgconfig libtool intltool libXmu lua agg alsaLib soundtouch
     openal desktop_file_utils gtk2 gtkglext libglade pangox_compat