diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gcr/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gcr/default.nix
index 9c97faaa45cb..b277a52a6583 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gcr/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gcr/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 { lib, stdenv
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , pkg-config
 , meson
 , ninja
@@ -34,6 +35,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "CQn8SeqK1IMtJ1ZP8v0dxmZpbioHxzlBxIgp5gVy2gE=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Pull upstream fix for meson-0.60:
+    #  https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gcr/-/merge_requests/81
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "meson-0.60.patch";
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gcr/-/commit/b3ca1d02bb0148ca787ac4aead164d7c8ce2c4d8.patch";
+      sha256 = "15gwxkcm5q5p87p5lrqwgykpzx5gmk179xd3481yak93yhbvy165";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     pkg-config
     meson