diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/darwin-old-sdk-fix.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/darwin-old-sdk-fix.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b525eaa7d55b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/darwin-old-sdk-fix.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+From 816f2ccad16413a4961a0001fc02d8874d4fde47 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alessandro Bono <alessandro.bono369@gmail.com>
+Date: Wed, 10 Jul 2024 15:33:34 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] vtdec: Use kVTVideoDecoderReferenceMissingErr only when
+ defined
+
+The enum value is declared present since macOS 10.8+[1]. Howerver,
+the compilation now fails with the 10.15 SDK:
+```
+../sys/applemedia/vtdec.c:1219:12: error: use of undeclared identifier 'kVTVideoDecoderReferenceMissingErr'; did you mean 'kVTVideoDecoderMalfunctionErr'?
+      case kVTVideoDecoderReferenceMissingErr:
+           ^~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+           kVTVideoDecoderMalfunctionErr
+/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/SDKs/MacOSX10.15.sdk/System/Library/Frameworks/VideoToolbox.framework/Headers/VTErrors.h:40:2: note: 'kVTVideoDecoderMalfunctionErr' declared here
+        kVTVideoDecoderMalfunctionErr                   = -12911, // c.f. -8960
+        ^
+1 error generated.
+```
+
+Put the enum usage under #ifdef. When missing, the behavior will be
+the same as before commit a5c437c6430cdce603e46e09400beb4c5b9f5374.
+
+[1] https://developer.apple.com/documentation/videotoolbox/kvtvideodecoderreferencemissingerr?language=objc
+---
+ sys/applemedia/vtdec.c | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c b/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
+index 57fcbf9928a5..517c15365b52 100644
+--- a/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
++++ b/sys/applemedia/vtdec.c
+@@ -1216,12 +1216,14 @@ gst_vtdec_session_output_callback (void *decompression_output_ref_con,
+ 
+   if (status != noErr) {
+     switch (status) {
++#ifdef kVTVideoDecoderReferenceMissingErr
+       case kVTVideoDecoderReferenceMissingErr:
+         /* ReferenceMissingErr is not critical, when it occurs the frame
+          * usually has the kVTDecodeInfo_FrameDropped flag set. Log only for debugging purposes. */
+         GST_DEBUG_OBJECT (vtdec, "ReferenceMissingErr when decoding frame %d",
+             frame->decode_frame_number);
+         break;
++#endif
+ #ifndef HAVE_IOS
+       case codecBadDataErr:    /* SW decoder on macOS uses a different code from the hardware one... */
+ #endif
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
index 4ec3c898314a8..46fc02a7b3581 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gstreamer/bad/default.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       src = ./fix-paths.patch;
       inherit (addOpenGLRunpath) driverLink;
     })
+
+    # vtdec: Use kVTVideoDecoderReferenceMissingErr only when defined
+    # <https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/merge_requests/7157>
+    # TODO: Remove this when the build with the newer SDK works.
+    ./darwin-old-sdk-fix.patch
   ];
 
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