diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-books/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-books/default.nix
index 0e8b322cf5ed..ec99e915fab1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-books/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/apps/gnome-books/default.nix
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ stdenv
+, lib
 , meson
 , ninja
 , gettext
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , evince
 , gjs
 , pkg-config
@@ -35,6 +37,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0c41l8m2di8h39bmk2fnhpwglwp6qhljmwqqbihzp4ay9976zrc5";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix build with meson 0.61
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-books/-/merge_requests/62
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-books/-/commit/2663dcdaaaa71f067a4c2d0005eecc0fdf940bf5.patch";
+      sha256 = "v2mLzrxSWrkJ0N6seR8jNXX14FsneEPuE9ELLVUe6+E=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja