diff --git a/srcpkgs/plocate/patches/fix-missing-include.patch b/srcpkgs/plocate/patches/fix-missing-include.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..bbbc58d01be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/plocate/patches/fix-missing-include.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- a/updatedb.cpp
++++ b/updatedb.cpp
+@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
+ #include <arpa/inet.h>
+ #include <assert.h>
+ #include <chrono>
++#include <cinttypes>
+ #include <dirent.h>
+ #include <fcntl.h>
+ #include <getopt.h>
diff --git a/srcpkgs/plocate/template b/srcpkgs/plocate/template
index 04fd073d103..f288bcf8dd3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/plocate/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/plocate/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'plocate'
 pkgname=plocate
-version=1.1.17
+version=1.1.18
 revision=1
 build_style=meson
 configure_args="
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://plocate.sesse.net/"
 changelog="https://git.sesse.net/?p=plocate;a=blob_plain;f=NEWS;hb=HEAD"
 distfiles="https://plocate.sesse.net/download/plocate-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=5a622d8839de8f70aff74adca67336749cdc42a826575995b6b33a582bbf270b
+checksum=939657050b70719b01ce04fc1c8b64270062a0d53da2c72eafbe036a1964e12c
 
 system_accounts="_plocate"