diff --git a/pkgs/applications/kde/picmi.nix b/pkgs/applications/kde/picmi.nix
index 4358eb5ffac5..205f1bd5d12f 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/kde/picmi.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/kde/picmi.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ mkDerivation, lib
+{ mkDerivation, lib, fetchpatch
 , libkdegames, extra-cmake-modules
 , kdeclarative, knewstuff
 }:
@@ -15,6 +15,17 @@ mkDerivation {
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
+
+  patches = [
+    # fix compile error due to usage of deprecated things
+    # probably can be removed with the next kde bump
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://invent.kde.org/games/picmi/-/commit/99639fb499fe35eb463621efca1c0e4ff2a52bad.patch";
+      revert = true;
+      sha256 = "sha256-rRhTvUB1Hpc3bLv9b5yIf/G7uJy2/OgBfXToZwV4jrg=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     extra-cmake-modules
   ];