diff --git a/recipes-support/mako/mako/0001-meson.build-make-epoll-shim-dependency-optional.patch b/recipes-support/mako/mako/0001-meson.build-make-epoll-shim-dependency-optional.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a0e1fcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipes-support/mako/mako/0001-meson.build-make-epoll-shim-dependency-optional.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From e7973e352b8649b10053f3feb82134d9cefb851e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Markus Volk <f_l_k@t-online.de>
+Date: Tue, 17 May 2022 19:00:02 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] meson.build: make epoll-shim dependency optional
+
+After updating my host system, meson.build tries to depend on the epoll-shim.
+Since we are not on BSD, we dont have it and it is not needed. Make the
+dependency on it optional.
+---
+ meson.build | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 84abdcb..9687b23 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ wayland_cursor = dependency('wayland-cursor')
+ epoll = dependency('', required: false)
+ if (not cc.has_function('timerfd_create', prefix: '#include <sys/timerfd.h>') or
+     not cc.has_function('signalfd', prefix: '#include <sys/signalfd.h>'))
+-	epoll = dependency('epoll-shim')
++	epoll = dependency('epoll-shim', required: false)
+ endif
+ 
+ if get_option('sd-bus-provider') == 'auto'
+-- 
+2.25.1
+
diff --git a/recipes-support/mako/mako_git.bb b/recipes-support/mako/mako_git.bb
index 8f9a7eb..3da1dc1 100644
--- a/recipes-support/mako/mako_git.bb
+++ b/recipes-support/mako/mako_git.bb
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "wayland"
 
 SRC_URI = " \
 	git://github.com/emersion/mako.git;protocol=https;branch=master \
+	file://0001-meson.build-make-epoll-shim-dependency-optional.patch \
 "
 
 DEPENDS = " \