diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/cpuminer/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/cpuminer/default.nix
index 69fcb76cf649..28335ccb4481 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/cpuminer/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/cpuminer/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ lib
+, stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , curl
 , jansson
 , perl
@@ -17,7 +19,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0f44i0z8rid20c2hiyp92xq0q0mjj537r05sa6vdbc0nl0a5q40i";
   };
 
-  patchPhase = if stdenv.cc.isClang then "${perl}/bin/perl ./nomacro.pl" else null;
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-build-on-aarch64.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/pooler/cpuminer/commit/5f02105940edb61144c09a7eb960bba04a10d5b7.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-lGAcwDcXgcJBFhasSEdQIEIY7pp6x/PEXHBsVwAOqhc=";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  postPatch = if stdenv.cc.isClang then "${perl}/bin/perl ./nomacro.pl" else null;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
   buildInputs = [ curl jansson ];
@@ -30,7 +40,5 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     platforms = platforms.all;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ pSub ];
-    # never built on aarch64-darwin since first introduction in nixpkgs
-    broken = stdenv.isDarwin && stdenv.isAarch64;
   };
 }