diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-files/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-files/default.nix
index 21e25bad9451..4b829321c37e 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-files/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-files/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , nix-update-script
 , pkg-config
 , meson
@@ -43,6 +44,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-5TSzV8MQG81aCCR8yiCPhKJaLrp/fwf4mjP32KkcbbY=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix build with meson 0.61
+    # https://github.com/elementary/files/pull/1973
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/elementary/files/commit/28428fbda905ece59d3427a3a40e986fdf71a916.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-GZTHAH9scQWrBqdrDI14cj57f61HD8o79zFcPCXjKmc=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     desktop-file-utils
     gettext