diff --git a/emulators/pcsx2/files/patch-3rdparty-fmt-include-fmt-format.h b/emulators/pcsx2/files/patch-3rdparty-fmt-include-fmt-format.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..54b527625b5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/pcsx2/files/patch-3rdparty-fmt-include-fmt-format.h
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- 3rdparty/fmt/include/fmt/format.h.orig	2025-06-29 19:47:12 UTC
++++ 3rdparty/fmt/include/fmt/format.h
+@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
+ #  include <cmath>    // std::signbit
+ #  include <cstddef>  // std::byte
+ #  include <cstdint>  // uint32_t
++#  include <cstdlib>  // malloc(), free()
+ #  include <cstring>  // std::memcpy
+ #  include <limits>   // std::numeric_limits
+ #  include <new>      // std::bad_alloc