diff --git a/srcpkgs/mutter/patches/meson050.patch b/srcpkgs/mutter/patches/meson050.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5e9748e333a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/mutter/patches/meson050.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/5050
+
+--- clutter/clutter/meson.build
++++ clutter/clutter/meson.build
+@@ -577,16 +577,16 @@ if have_introspection
+ endif
+ 
+ install_headers(clutter_headers,
+-  subdir: clutter_clutter_includedir)
++  install_dir: clutter_clutter_includedir)
+ 
+ install_headers(cally_headers,
+-  subdir: join_paths(clutter_includedir, 'cally'))
++  install_dir: join_paths(clutter_includedir, 'cally'))
+ 
+ install_headers(clutter_deprecated_headers,
+-  subdir: join_paths(clutter_clutter_includedir, 'deprecated'))
++  install_dir: join_paths(clutter_clutter_includedir, 'deprecated'))
+ 
+ install_headers(clutter_x11_headers,
+-  subdir: join_paths(clutter_clutter_includedir, 'x11'))
++  install_dir: join_paths(clutter_clutter_includedir, 'x11'))
+ 
+ pkg.generate(libmutter_clutter,
+   name: 'Mutters Clutter',
+--- cogl/cogl-gles2/meson.build
++++ cogl/cogl-gles2/meson.build
+@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ libmutter_cogl_gles2 = shared_library('mutter-cogl-gles2-' + libmutter_api_versi
+ 
+ cogl_gles2_includedir = join_paths(cogl_includedir, 'cogl-gles2/GLES2')
+ install_headers(cogl_gles2_public_headers,
+-  subdir: cogl_gles2_includedir)
++  install_dir: cogl_gles2_includedir)
+ 
+ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl_gles2,
+   name: 'CoglGles2',
+--- cogl/cogl-pango/meson.build
++++ cogl/cogl-pango/meson.build
+@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ if have_introspection
+ endif
+ 
+ cogl_pango_includedir = join_paths(cogl_includedir, 'cogl-pango')
+-install_headers(cogl_pango_public_headers, subdir: cogl_pango_includedir)
++install_headers(cogl_pango_public_headers, install_dir: cogl_pango_includedir)
+ 
+ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl_pango,
+   name: 'CoglPango',
+--- cogl/cogl-path/meson.build
++++ cogl/cogl-path/meson.build
+@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ libmutter_cogl_path_dep = declare_dependency(
+ )
+ 
+ install_headers(cogl_path_public_headers,
+-  subdir: cogl_path_includedir)
++  install_dir: cogl_path_includedir)
+ 
+ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl_path,
+   name: 'CoglPath',
+--- cogl/cogl/meson.build
++++ cogl/cogl/meson.build
+@@ -514,16 +514,16 @@ install_headers([
+     cogl_headers,
+     cogl_nonintrospected_headers,
+   ],
+-  subdir: cogl_cogl_includedir)
++  install_dir: cogl_cogl_includedir)
+ 
+ install_headers([
+     cogl_deprecated_headers,
+     cogl_deprecated_nonintrospected_headers,
+   ],
+-  subdir: join_paths(cogl_cogl_includedir, 'deprecated'))
++  install_dir: join_paths(cogl_cogl_includedir, 'deprecated'))
+ 
+ install_headers(cogl_gl_prototype_headers,
+-  subdir: join_paths(cogl_cogl_includedir, 'gl-prototypes'))
++  install_dir: join_paths(cogl_cogl_includedir, 'gl-prototypes'))
+ 
+ pkg.generate(libmutter_cogl,
+   name: 'Cogl',
+--- src/meta/meson.build
++++ src/meta/meson.build
+@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if have_x11
+ endif
+ 
+ install_headers(mutter_public_headers,
+-  subdir: mutter_includedir
++  install_dir: mutter_includedir
+ )
+ 
+ mutter_public_header_files = files(mutter_public_headers)