diff --git a/srcpkgs/virt-viewer/patches/meson-0.61.patch b/srcpkgs/virt-viewer/patches/meson-0.61.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0b900e1f21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/virt-viewer/patches/meson-0.61.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+--- a/data/meson.build
++++ b/data/meson.build
+@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+   desktop = 'remote-viewer.desktop'
+ 
+   i18n.merge_file (
+-    desktop,
+     type: 'desktop',
+     input: desktop + '.in',
+     output: desktop,
+@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+   mimetypes = 'virt-viewer-mime.xml'
+ 
+   i18n.merge_file (
+-    mimetypes,
+     type: 'xml',
+     input: mimetypes + '.in',
+     output: mimetypes,
+@@ -27,7 +25,6 @@ if host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+   metainfo = 'remote-viewer.appdata.xml'
+ 
+   i18n.merge_file (
+-    metainfo,
+     type: 'xml',
+     input: metainfo + '.in',
+     output: metainfo,