diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix
index 4d0ef8bebd4c..363b955dea87 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libvirt/default.nix
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   patches = [
     ./0001-meson-patch-in-an-install-prefix-for-building-on-nix.patch
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableZfs [
     (substituteAll {
       src = ./0002-substitute-zfs-and-zpool-commands.patch;
       zfs = "${zfs}/bin/zfs";