diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-games/patches/meson-0.61.patch b/srcpkgs/gnome-games/patches/meson-0.61.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0a3b006b227
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-games/patches/meson-0.61.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- a/data/meson.build
++++ b/data/meson.build
+@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ mime_types = [
+ desktop_conf = configuration_data()
+ desktop_conf.set('icon', application_id)
+ desktop_conf.set('mimetypes', ';'.join(mime_types) + ';')
+-desktop_file = i18n.merge_file ('desktop-file',
++desktop_file = i18n.merge_file (
+   type: 'desktop',
+   input: configure_file(
+     input: files('org.gnome.Games.desktop.in.in'),
+@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ endif
+ 
+ appdata_conf = configuration_data()
+ appdata_conf.set('appid', application_id)
+-appdata_file = i18n.merge_file ('appdata-file',
++appdata_file = i18n.merge_file (
+   input: configure_file(
+     input: files('org.gnome.Games.appdata.xml.in.in'),
+     output: 'org.gnome.Games.appdata.xml.in',