diff --git a/00-fix-vala-issues.patch b/00-fix-vala-issues.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..be43c37
--- /dev/null
+++ b/00-fix-vala-issues.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/src/DesktopApp.vala b/src/DesktopApp.vala
+index 0e6fa47..fc7a11e 100644
+--- a/src/DesktopApp.vala
++++ b/src/DesktopApp.vala
+@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ public class AppEditor.DesktopApp : Object {
+ 
+     public unowned string get_path () {
+         if (path == null) {
+-            unowned string _path = info.get_string (KeyFileDesktop.KEY_PATH);
++            string _path = info.get_string (KeyFileDesktop.KEY_PATH);
+             if (_path == null) {
+                 _path = "";
+             }
diff --git a/appeditor.spec b/appeditor.spec
index 55c87be..6803c8a 100644
--- a/appeditor.spec
+++ b/appeditor.spec
@@ -3,12 +3,15 @@
 Name:           appeditor
 Summary:        Edit application menu
 Version:        1.1.0
-Release:        3%{?dist}
+Release:        4%{?dist}
 License:        LGPLv2+
 
 URL:            https://github.com/donadigo/%{name}
 Source0:        %{url}/archive/%{version}/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
 
+# simple patch to fix compilation with newer vala versions
+Patch0:         00-fix-vala-issues.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  desktop-file-utils
 BuildRequires:  gettext
 BuildRequires:  libappstream-glib
@@ -22,7 +25,6 @@ BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(gtk+-3.0)
 Requires:       contractor
 Requires:       hicolor-icon-theme
 
-
 %description
 AppEditor allows you to edit application entries in the application menu. Some
 of it's features include:
@@ -33,7 +35,7 @@ of it's features include:
 
 
 %prep
-%autosetup
+%autosetup -p1
 
 
 %build
@@ -68,6 +70,9 @@ appstream-util validate-relax --nonet \
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Nov 02 2019 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 1.1.0-4
+- Include a simple patch to fix compilation with newer vala versions.
+
 * Wed Jul 24 2019 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 1.1.0-3
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_31_Mass_Rebuild
 
@@ -77,4 +82,3 @@ appstream-util validate-relax --nonet \
 * Sat Sep 01 2018 Fabio Valentini <decathorpe@gmail.com> - 1.1.0-1
 - Initial package for fedora.
 
-