diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
index 03465d593ff4..4c227cbe3f96 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 { fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , gcc9Stdenv
 , installShellFiles
 , lib
@@ -20,11 +21,18 @@ gcc9Stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config installShellFiles ];
-  buildInputs = [ libftdi1 libusb1 ]
-    # https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/issues/125
-    ++ lib.optional (!gcc9Stdenv.isAarch64) pciutils
+  buildInputs = [ libftdi1 libusb1 pciutils ]
     ++ lib.optional jlinkSupport libjaylink;
 
+  patches = [
+    # remove when updating from 1.2
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-aarch64-build.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/commit/da6b3b70cb852dd8e9f9e21aef95fa83e7f7ab0d.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-fXYDXgT/ik+qtxxFEyJ7/axtycbwLkEg0UD+hzsYEwg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace util/z60_flashrom.rules \
       --replace "plugdev" "flashrom"