diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/by-name/pa/patch_cmds/package.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/by-name/pa/patch_cmds/package.nix
index 30f1eef87c27..5be1753d589a 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/by-name/pa/patch_cmds/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/by-name/pa/patch_cmds/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   lib,
-  apple-sdk,
+  apple-sdk_26,
   libutil,
   mkAppleDerivation,
   pkg-config,
@@ -14,11 +14,19 @@ mkAppleDerivation {
     "man"
   ];
 
+  patches = [
+    # Use `scandir` on versions of macOS older than 26.4.
+    ./patches/0001-Fall-back-to-scandir.patch
+  ];
+
   xcodeHash = "sha256-Ox8Ii2sUuledUttZ64DaHC0iFlUybs3lNZ23IDeziPM=";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
 
-  buildInputs = [ libutil ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    apple-sdk_26
+    libutil
+  ];
 
   meta = {
     description = "BSD patch commands for Darwin";
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/by-name/pa/patch_cmds/patches/0001-Fall-back-to-scandir.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/by-name/pa/patch_cmds/patches/0001-Fall-back-to-scandir.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bcc6279d081e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/by-name/pa/patch_cmds/patches/0001-Fall-back-to-scandir.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Randy Eckenrode <randy@largeandhighquality.com>
+Date: Fri, 8 May 2026 19:34:31 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Fall-back-to-scandir
+
+---
+ diff/diffdir.c | 9 +++++++--
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/diff/diffdir.c b/diff/diffdir.c
+index 7583f98..cc476bc 100644
+--- a/diff/diffdir.c
++++ b/diff/diffdir.c
+@@ -92,8 +92,13 @@ vscandir(struct inodetree *tree, const char *path, struct dirent ***dirp,
+ 		*dirp = NULL;
+ 		return (0);
+ 	}
+-	if ((ret = fdscandir(fd, dirp, select, compar)) < 0)
+-		goto fail;
++	if (__builtin_available(macOS 26.4, *)) {
++		if ((ret = fdscandir(fd, dirp, select, compar)) < 0)
++			goto fail;
++	} else {
++		if ((ret = scandir(path, dirp, select, compar)) < 0)
++			goto fail;
++	}
+ 	RB_INSERT(inodetree, tree, ino);
+ 	close(fd);
+ 	return (ret);
+-- 
+2.51.2
+
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/sourceRelease/versions.json b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/sourceRelease/versions.json
index 39acfc776ad4..e475e820ec8f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/sourceRelease/versions.json
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/darwin/sourceRelease/versions.json
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@
     "version": "951.7"
   },
   "patch_cmds": {
-    "hash": "sha256-fDY2NOT3DnU5pm06cHSs+JJcA/EFP8Lxjg7sErUerJ0=",
-    "version": "72"
+    "hash": "sha256-XoLEVrvu9pfHPalkBQDH0IfzcX8FLkcEBmW03cq2jQY=",
+    "version": "75"
   },
   "ppp": {
     "hash": "sha256-syc0tbDPACswBNNrTaOsC6Lyix6d7O9634PBCjnuqOs=",