diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix
index d99e1b7a150f..e0519f2db5c1 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/amarok/default.nix
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libmtp liblastfm libgpod qjson ffmpeg libofa nepomuk_core
   ];
 
+  # This is already fixed upstream, will be release in 2.9
+  preConfigure = ''
+    sed -i -e 's/STRLESS/VERSION_LESS/g' cmake/modules/FindTaglib.cmake
+  '';
+
   cmakeFlags = "-DKDE4_BUILD_TESTS=OFF";
 
   propagatedUserEnvPkgs = [ qtscriptgenerator ];
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/cantata/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/cantata/default.nix
index 2d399ba44da3..6906c7bccb5e 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/cantata/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/cantata/default.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "-DENABLE_UDISKS2=ON"
   ];
 
+  # This is already fixed upstream but not released yet. Maybe in version 2.
+  preConfigure = ''
+    sed -i -e 's/STRLESS/VERSION_LESS/g' cmake/FindTaglib.cmake
+  '';
+
   postInstall = stdenv.lib.optionalString withQt5 ''
     wrapQtProgram "$out/bin/cantata"
   '';
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/taglib-extras/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/taglib-extras/default.nix
index 05fe67eb9d7b..623119703d4f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/taglib-extras/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/taglib-extras/default.nix
@@ -8,4 +8,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   };
   buildInputs = [ taglib ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+
+  # Workaround for upstream bug https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=357181
+  preConfigure = ''
+    sed -i -e 's/STRLESS/VERSION_LESS/g' cmake/modules/FindTaglib.cmake
+  '';
 }