diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/gitg/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/gitg/default.nix
index e29464556ec0..31e6bd7f2ed1 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/gitg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/misc/gitg/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , vala
 , gettext
 , pkg-config
@@ -36,6 +37,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "f7Ybn7EPuqVI0j1wZbq9cq1j5iHeVYQMBlzm45hsRik=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix build with meson 0.61
+    # data/meson.build:8:5: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gitg/-/commit/1978973b12848741b08695ec2020bac98584d636.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-RzaGPGGiKMgjy0waFqt48rV2yWBGZgC3kHehhVhxktk=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     gobject-introspection
     gettext