diff --git a/desktop/gnome/apps/gitg/files/data.patch b/desktop/gnome/apps/gitg/files/data.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b199fd3259
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/gnome/apps/gitg/files/data.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+diff -Nuar a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
+--- a/data/meson.build	2021-12-27 16:02:54.000000000 +0300
++++ b/data/meson.build	2023-04-13 15:50:47.302489933 +0300
+@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
+ desktop_config.set('icon', application_id)
+ desktop_config.set('binary', gitg_name)
+ i18n.merge_file(
+-  desktop,
+   type: 'desktop',
+   input: configure_file(
+     input: desktop + '.in.in',
+@@ -42,7 +41,6 @@
+ appdata_config.set('app-id', application_id)
+ appdata_config.set('gettext', gitg_name)
+ i18n.merge_file(
+-  appdata,
+   type: 'xml',
+   input: configure_file(
+     input: appdata + '.in.in',