diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 4a4a9343c6a8..d30a4d00ba1a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (rec {
 
   patches = optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isCygwin ./coreutils-8.23-4.cygwin.patch
     # included on coreutils master; TODO: apply unconditionally, I guess
-    ++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch64 ./sys-getdents-undeclared.patch
+    ++ optional (with stdenv.hostPlatform; isAarch64 || isRiscV) ./sys-getdents-undeclared.patch
     # fix gnulib tests on 32-bit ARM. Included on coreutils master.
     # https://lists.gnu.org/r/bug-gnulib/2020-08/msg00225.html
     ++ optional stdenv.hostPlatform.isAarch32 ./fix-gnulib-tests-arm.patch;