diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfpc/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfpc/default.nix
index 9e36bba66961..7d46836b796e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfpc/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/pdfpc/default.nix
@@ -41,9 +41,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       url = "https://github.com/pdfpc/pdfpc/commit/d38edfac63bec54173b4b31eae5c7fb46cd8f714.diff";
       hash = "sha256-KC2oyzcwU2fUmxaed8qAsKcePwR5KcXgpVdstJg8KmU=";
     })
+    # Allow compiling with markdown3
+    # https://github.com/pdfpc/pdfpc/pull/716
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/pdfpc/pdfpc/commit/08e66b9d432e9598c1ee9a78b2355728036ae1a1.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-SKH2GQ5/6Is36xOFmSs89Yw/w7Fnma3FrNqwjOlUQKM=";
+    })
   ];
 
-  cmakeFlags = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "-DMOVIES=OFF";
+  cmakeFlags = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin (lib.cmakeBool "MOVIES" false);
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A presenter console with multi-monitor support for PDF files";