diff --git a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix
index 4e6e685316bf..e3acd14a5a9e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/blockchains/groestlcoin/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch2
 , autoreconfHook
 , pkg-config
 , installShellFiles
@@ -41,6 +42,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0f6vi2k5xvjrhiazfjcd4aj246dfcg51xsnqb9wdjl41cg0ckwmf";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # upnp: add compatibility for miniupnpc 2.2.8
+    (fetchpatch2 {
+      url = "https://github.com/Groestlcoin/groestlcoin/commit/8acdf66540834b9f9cf28f16d389e8b6a48516d5.patch?full_index=1";
+      hash = "sha256-oDvHUvwAEp0LJCf6QBESn38Bu359TcPpLhvuLX3sm6M=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config installShellFiles ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ util-linux ]
     ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ hexdump ]