diff --git a/srcpkgs/tau/patches/meson-0.61.patch b/srcpkgs/tau/patches/meson-0.61.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d7ec3e3365b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/tau/patches/meson-0.61.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- a/data/meson.build
++++ b/data/meson.build
+@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+-desktop_file = i18n.merge_file ('desktop-file',
++desktop_file = i18n.merge_file (
+   type: 'desktop',
+   input: configure_file(
+     input: files('org.gnome.Tau.desktop.in.in'),
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if desktop_file_validate.found()
+     )
+ endif
+ 
+-appdata_file = i18n.merge_file ('appdata-file',
++appdata_file = i18n.merge_file (
+   input: configure_file(
+     input: files('org.gnome.Tau.appdata.xml.in.in'),
+     output: 'org.gnome.Tau.appdata.xml.in',