diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-mahjongg/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-mahjongg/default.nix
index 0001b3bc5c64..698741ba8366 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-mahjongg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome/games/gnome-mahjongg/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { stdenv
 , lib
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , pkg-config
 , gnome
 , gtk3
@@ -25,6 +26,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "144ia3zn9rhwa1xbdkvsz6m0dsysl6mxvqw9bnrlh845hmyy9cfj";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix build with meson 0.61
+    # data/meson.build:24:0: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.
+    # data/meson.build:45:0: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-mahjongg/-/commit/a2037b0747163601a5d5b57856d037eecf3a4db7.patch";
+      sha256 = "Wcder6Y9H6c1f8I+IPDvST3umaCU21HgxfXn809JDz0=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja