diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix
index e9f812d68da8..a9d4baebf1c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/kde-frameworks/networkmanager-qt.nix
@@ -2,10 +2,25 @@
   mkDerivation, lib,
   extra-cmake-modules,
   networkmanager, qtbase,
+  fetchpatch
 }:
 
 mkDerivation {
   pname = "networkmanager-qt";
+
+  # backport patches for NetworkManager 1.44 compatibility
+  # FIXME: remove in 5.112
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/networkmanager-qt/-/commit/d9a938ddbfb5800503935926301ff2865ab77a6d.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-EjFBcU0YJQocp8skDZUTxCQhfrtQP5Fdo8q1BC9lLnQ=";
+    })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/networkmanager-qt/-/commit/d35c6cb97443424d228dfd8eee8282af6632b5f5.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-KmRcCjdHGGk+5PY5JKNbk0BHCtdwibns+Hw4aNRaoZI=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ extra-cmake-modules ];
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ networkmanager qtbase ];
   outputs = [ "out" "dev" ];