diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/fix-x86_64-darwin.patch b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/fix-x86_64-darwin.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e8ffe53513a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/fix-x86_64-darwin.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/app/mac/set-channel-prefs-channel b/app/mac/set-channel-prefs-channel
+index 2431837584..ab85d7e5c0 100755
+--- a/app/mac/set-channel-prefs-channel
++++ b/app/mac/set-channel-prefs-channel
+@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ binary=$1
+ from_channel=$2
+ to_channel=$3
+ # `strings` has a 4-character minimum by default, but we need 3 for 'dev'
+-strings_cmd="strings -n 3"
++strings_cmd="strings -n 3 -arch all"
+
+ if [ ${#to_channel} -gt 7 ]; then
+        echo "Channel length cannot exceed 7 characters -- aborting" >&2
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix
index b9cbdf0a28b0..e36aa85c2d72 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/zo/zotero/package.nix
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ buildNpmPackage (finalAttrs: {
     ./js-build-fixes.patch
     ./avoid-xulrunner-fetch.patch
     ./build-fixes.patch
+    ./fix-x86_64-darwin.patch
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''