diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix
index 3c9fc107a978..5aff02f08170 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/switchboard-plugs/about/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , nix-update-script
 , meson
 , ninja
@@ -29,6 +30,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-MJybc2yAchU6qMqkoRz45QdhR7bj/UFk2nyxcBivsHI=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Add support for AppStream 1.0
+    # https://github.com/elementary/switchboard-plug-about/pull/275
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/elementary/switchboard-plug-about/commit/72d7da13da2824812908276751fd3024db2dd0f8.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-R7oW3mL77/JNqxuMiqxtdMlHWMJgGRQBBzVeRiqx8PY=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja