diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix
index ba57f5460ccdf9..0aac9c02902a11 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/le/less/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 {
   lib,
   fetchurl,
+  fetchpatch,
+  autoreconfHook,
   ncurses,
   pcre2,
   stdenv,
@@ -22,6 +24,21 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     hash = "sha256-KBn1VWTYbVQqu+yv2C/2HoGaPuyWf6o2zT5o8VlqRLg=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # Fix configure parameters --with-secure=no and --without-secure.
+      url = "https://github.com/gwsw/less/commit/8fff6c56bfc833528b31ebdaee871f65fbe342b1.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-XV5XufivNWWLGeIpaP04YQPWcxIUKYYEINdT+eEx+WA=";
+      includes = [
+        "configure.ac"
+      ];
+    })
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     ncurses
     pcre2