diff --git a/srcpkgs/swell-foop/patches/fix-vala-array.patch b/srcpkgs/swell-foop/patches/fix-vala-array.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..9ecaaefeb23
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/swell-foop/patches/fix-vala-array.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- src/game-view.vala	2019-10-15 12:48:06.000000000 +0200
++++ src/game-view.vala	2020-11-04 11:56:58.582438926 +0100
+@@ -354,7 +354,7 @@
+     public Theme (string name)
+     {
+         textures = new Clutter.Image [4];
+-        string[4] colors = {"blue", "green", "yellow", "red"};
++        string colors[4] = {"blue", "green", "yellow", "red"};
+ 
+         /* Create the textures required to render */
+         try