diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index caf5fd68b0..247b9ec34f 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1092,7 +1092,8 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/freedink-engine-fix-sdl-hints.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/freeglut-gcc-compat.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/freeimage-unbundle.patch		\
-  %D%/packages/patches/fuse-overlapping-headers.patch				\
+  %D%/packages/patches/fuse-glibc-2.34.patch			\
+  %D%/packages/patches/fuse-overlapping-headers.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/fxdiv-system-libraries.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/gajim-honour-GAJIM_PLUGIN_PATH.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/ganeti-disable-version-symlinks.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/linux.scm b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
index b868991461..9bfa1951be 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/linux.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/linux.scm
@@ -3291,8 +3291,11 @@ (define-public fuse
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "1ddlq6kzxilccgbvxjfx80jx6kamgw4sv49phks2zhlcc1frvrnh"))
-              (patches (search-patches "fuse-overlapping-headers.patch"))))
+              (patches (search-patches "fuse-overlapping-headers.patch"
+                                       "fuse-glibc-2.34.patch"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
+    (native-inputs
+     (list autoconf automake gettext-minimal libtool))
     (inputs
      (list bash-minimal util-linux))
     (arguments
@@ -3309,6 +3312,10 @@ (define-public fuse
                                               "/lib/udev/rules.d"))
        #:phases
        (modify-phases %standard-phases
+         (add-before 'bootstrap 'force-bootstrap
+           (lambda _
+             ;; Force a bootstrap to make the patch changes effective.
+             (delete-file "configure")))
          (add-before 'build 'set-file-names
            (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
              ;; libfuse calls out to mount(8) and umount(8).  Make sure
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/fuse-glibc-2.34.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/fuse-glibc-2.34.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5f973e2491
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/fuse-glibc-2.34.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+Don't redefine 'closefrom' if available through glibc.
+
+Shamelessly stolen from Gentoo:
+
+  https://gitweb.gentoo.org/repo/gentoo.git/tree/sys-fs/fuse/files/fuse-2.9.9-closefrom-glibc-2-34.patch
+
+diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
+index 9946a0efa..a2d481aa9 100644
+--- a/configure.ac
++++ b/configure.ac
+@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ fi
+ 
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([fork setxattr fdatasync splice vmsplice utimensat])
+ AC_CHECK_FUNCS([posix_fallocate])
++AC_CHECK_FUNCS([closefrom])
+ AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_atim])
+ AC_CHECK_MEMBERS([struct stat.st_atimespec])
+ 
+diff --git a/util/ulockmgr_server.c b/util/ulockmgr_server.c
+index 273c7d923..a04dac5c6 100644
+--- a/util/ulockmgr_server.c
++++ b/util/ulockmgr_server.c
+@@ -22,6 +22,10 @@
+ #include <sys/socket.h>
+ #include <sys/wait.h>
+ 
++#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
++	#include "config.h"
++#endif
++
+ struct message {
+ 	unsigned intr : 1;
+ 	unsigned nofd : 1;
+@@ -124,6 +128,7 @@ static int receive_message(int sock, void *buf, size_t buflen, int *fdp,
+ 	return res;
+ }
+ 
++#if !defined(HAVE_CLOSEFROM)
+ static int closefrom(int minfd)
+ {
+ 	DIR *dir = opendir("/proc/self/fd");
+@@ -141,6 +146,7 @@ static int closefrom(int minfd)
+ 	}
+ 	return 0;
+ }
++#endif
+ 
+ static void send_reply(int cfd, struct message *msg)
+ {