diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/fast-ssh/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/fast-ssh/default.nix
index 912cac758650..5d899fa54184 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/fast-ssh/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/fast-ssh/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , rustPlatform
 , Security
 }:
@@ -18,6 +19,15 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
 
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-sIQNoH3UWX3SwCFCPZEREIFR7C28ml4oGsrq6wuOAT0=";
 
+  patches = [
+    # Can be removed as soon as this is is merged: https://github.com/Julien-R44/fast-ssh/pull/22
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-ambiguous-as_ref.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/Julien-R44/fast-ssh/commit/c082a64a4b412380b2ab145c24161fdaa26175db.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-egkoJF+rQiuClNL8ltzmB7oHngbpOxO29rlwZ3nELOE=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin Security;
 
   meta = with lib; {