diff --git a/pkgs/tools/text/gtranslator/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/text/gtranslator/default.nix
index d065a48d8db5..d5e7922831ea 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/text/gtranslator/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/text/gtranslator/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-{ lib, stdenv
+{ stdenv
+, lib
 , fetchurl
+, fetchpatch
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
@@ -30,6 +32,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "E28R/gOhlJkMQ6/jOL0eoK0U5+H26Gjlv3xbUsTF5eE=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix build with meson 0.61
+    # data/meson.build:15:5: ERROR: Function does not take positional arguments.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gtranslator/-/commit/7ac572cc8c8c37ca3826ecf0d395edd3c38e8e22.patch";
+      sha256 = "aRg6dYweftV8F7FXykO7m0G+p4SLTFnhTcZx72UCMDE=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
     ninja