diff --git a/flake.nix b/flake.nix
index c745b22..39bf617 100644
--- a/flake.nix
+++ b/flake.nix
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
                 src = nixpkgs;
                 patches = [
                   ./patches/gamepadui.patch
+                  ./patches/esphome.patch
                   inputs.nixpkgs-xone-fix
                 ];
               };
diff --git a/patches/esphome.patch b/patches/esphome.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aa6282f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/esphome.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
+index a8ab91f8f329..81bf135a023f 100644
+--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
++++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/esphome/default.nix
+@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
+ , platformio
+ , esptool
+ , git
++, stdenv
+ }:
+ 
+ let
+@@ -76,6 +77,7 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
+     # git is used in esphomeyaml/writer.py
+     "--prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ platformio esptool git ]}"
+     "--prefix PYTHONPATH : $PYTHONPATH" # will show better error messages
++    "--prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ stdenv.cc.cc.lib ]}"
+     "--set ESPHOME_USE_SUBPROCESS ''"
+   ];