diff --git a/pkgs/additional/nixpkgs/list.nix b/pkgs/additional/nixpkgs/list.nix
index ae79e7b10..bebe9ddbf 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/nixpkgs/list.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/nixpkgs/list.nix
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ in
     hash = "sha256-9UrJB/ijXL07H/SESquCCqI1boVoYpDcYqxD+Mx2Mwc=";
   })
 
+  (fetchpatch' {
+    # this causes a rebuild of systemd and everything above it:
+    # PR against staging is live: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/332399>
+    title = "libcap: ship the optional 'captree' component";
+    saneCommit = "30d6d5d6e86c490978b9615a9c685ffd92c81116";
+    hash = "sha256-n8EERqqegrE+4Ogl7AuXkcRW9sgQhe5xyugZJrVr19Y=";
+  })
+
   (fetchpatch' {
     title = "hareThirdParty.hare-ev: 0-unstable-2024-07-07 -> 0-unstable-2024-07-11";
     prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/328096";