diff --git a/srcpkgs/gnome-documents/patches/meson-0.61.patch b/srcpkgs/gnome-documents/patches/meson-0.61.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..131d3450940
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/gnome-documents/patches/meson-0.61.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--- a/data/meson.build
++++ b/data/meson.build
+@@ -56,7 +56,6 @@ foreach app: documents_apps
+   appdata = app + '.appdata.xml'
+ 
+   appdata_file = i18n.merge_file(
+-    appdata,
+     input: appdata + '.in',
+     output: appdata,
+     po_dir: po_dir,
+@@ -76,7 +75,6 @@ foreach app: documents_apps
+   desktop = app + '.desktop'
+ 
+   desktop_file = i18n.merge_file(
+-    desktop,
+     type: 'desktop',
+     input: desktop + '.in',
+     output: desktop,