diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-control-center/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-control-center/package.nix
index 2d84429ee5133..e76f7ea14188b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-control-center/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-control-center/package.nix
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   replaceVars,
+  fetchpatch,
   accountsservice,
   adwaita-icon-theme,
   blueprint-compiler,
@@ -89,6 +90,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       inherit glibc tzdata shadow;
       inherit cups networkmanagerapplet;
     })
+
+    # fix https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgnome-volume-control/-/issues/39
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-duplicated-virtual-sinks.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgnome-volume-control/-/commit/3e68238ed7c9d3f26f8bfaf03780f79ce7c7043e.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-miOtI0Y/dUCLtTU5Wckp34k1JEJ87wyoDWAt8Cc1BOI=";
+      stripLen = 1;
+      extraPrefix = "subprojects/gvc/";
+    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-settings-daemon/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-settings-daemon/package.nix
index d7930ca5a4c0e..d6458bdcbe1ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-settings-daemon/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-settings-daemon/package.nix
@@ -66,6 +66,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       stripLen = 1;
       extraPrefix = "subprojects/gvc/";
     })
+
+    # fix https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgnome-volume-control/-/issues/39
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-duplicated-virtual-sinks.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgnome-volume-control/-/commit/3e68238ed7c9d3f26f8bfaf03780f79ce7c7043e.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-miOtI0Y/dUCLtTU5Wckp34k1JEJ87wyoDWAt8Cc1BOI=";
+      stripLen = 1;
+      extraPrefix = "subprojects/gvc/";
+    })
   ];
 
   depsBuildBuild = [
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-shell/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-shell/package.nix
index 3ffad3a901a7e..bb45efa6a830d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-shell/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-shell/package.nix
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
       stripLen = 1;
       extraPrefix = "subprojects/gvc/";
     })
+
+    # fix https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgnome-volume-control/-/issues/39
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "fix-duplicated-virtual-sinks.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libgnome-volume-control/-/commit/3e68238ed7c9d3f26f8bfaf03780f79ce7c7043e.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-miOtI0Y/dUCLtTU5Wckp34k1JEJ87wyoDWAt8Cc1BOI=";
+      stripLen = 1;
+      extraPrefix = "subprojects/gvc/";
+    })
   ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [