diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
index a481b50f3e16..fb41e303f537 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qemu/default.nix
@@ -115,8 +115,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://gitlab.com/raboof/qemu/-/commit/3fb5e8fe4434130b1167a995b2a01c077cca2cd5.patch";
       sha256 = "sha256-evzrN3i4ntc/AFG0C0rezQpQbWcnx74nXO+5DLErX8o=";
     })
+    # fix 9p on macOS host, landed in master
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-9p-on-macos.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.com/qemu/qemu/-/commit/f5643914a9e8f79c606a76e6a9d7ea82a3fc3e65.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-8i13wU135h+YxoXFtkXweBN3hMslpWoNoeQ7Ydmn3V4=";
+    })
   ]
-    ++ lib.optional nixosTestRunner ./force-uid0-on-9p.patch;
+  ++ lib.optional nixosTestRunner ./force-uid0-on-9p.patch;
 
   postPatch = ''
     # Otherwise tries to ensure /var/run exists.