diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/bat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/bat/default.nix
index cc52d952eee31..81870cd492f1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/bat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/bat/default.nix
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 , libiconv
 , installShellFiles
 , makeWrapper
+, fetchpatch
 }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
@@ -22,6 +23,16 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   };
   cargoSha256 = "sha256-ye6GH4pcI9h1CNpobUzfJ+2WlqJ98saCdD77AtSGafg=";
 
+  cargoPatches = [
+    # merged upstream in https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/pull/2399
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "disable-completion-of-cache-subcommand.patch";
+      url = "https://github.com/sharkdp/bat/commit/b6b9d3a629bd9b08725df2a4e7b92c3023584a89.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-G4LajO09+qfhpr+HRvAHCuE9EETit2e16ZEyAtz26B4=";
+      excludes = [ "CHANGELOG.md" ];
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config installShellFiles makeWrapper ];
 
   buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ Security libiconv ];