diff --git a/9bd4c829.patch b/9bd4c829.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2d071a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/9bd4c829.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From 9bd4c82952a0a2c3308c5cc86c0b85650c1fb484 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Rico Tzschichholz <ricotz@ubuntu.com>
+Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2021 15:31:31 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix accessibility issues with initializer of constants
+
+---
+ src/client/application/application-client.vala | 14 +++++++-------
+ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/client/application/application-client.vala b/src/client/application/application-client.vala
+index 6ce19ce2a..e6ba85331 100644
+--- a/src/client/application/application-client.vala
++++ b/src/client/application/application-client.vala
+@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@
+ 
+ // Defined by CMake build script.
+ extern const string GETTEXT_PACKAGE;
+-extern const string _APP_ID;
+-extern const string _BUILD_ROOT_DIR;
+-extern const string _GSETTINGS_DIR;
+-extern const string _INSTALL_PREFIX;
+-extern const string _NAME_SUFFIX;
++public extern const string _APP_ID;
++public extern const string _BUILD_ROOT_DIR;
++public extern const string _GSETTINGS_DIR;
++public extern const string _INSTALL_PREFIX;
++public extern const string _NAME_SUFFIX;
+ extern const string _PLUGINS_DIR;
+ extern const string _PROFILE;
+ extern const string _REVNO;
+-extern const string _SOURCE_ROOT_DIR;
+-extern const string _VERSION;
++public extern const string _SOURCE_ROOT_DIR;
++public extern const string _VERSION;
+ extern const string _WEB_EXTENSIONS_DIR;
+ 
+ 
+-- 
+GitLab
+
diff --git a/geary.spec b/geary.spec
index cc126d2..0640643 100644
--- a/geary.spec
+++ b/geary.spec
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 Name:		geary
 Version:	40.0
-Release:	4%{?dist}
+Release:	5%{?dist}
 Summary:	A lightweight email program designed around conversations
 # Geary is under LGPLv2+.
 # SQLite3-unicodesn code is in the Public Domain.
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ Summary:	A lightweight email program designed around conversations
 License:	LGPLv2+ and CC-BY and CC-BY-SA and Public Domain
 URL:		https://wiki.gnome.org/Apps/Geary
 Source0:	https://download.gnome.org/sources/geary/40/%{name}-%{tarball_version}.tar.xz
+# Fix accessibility issues with initializer of constants
+Patch0:		9bd4c829.patch
 
 BuildRequires:	meson >= 0.49
 BuildRequires:	vala >= 0.26.0
@@ -112,6 +114,9 @@ popd
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jan 21 2022 Thomas Moschny <thomas.moschny@gmx.de> - 40.0-5
+- Fix FTBFS on F36.
+
 * Thu Jan 20 2022 Fedora Release Engineering <releng@fedoraproject.org> - 40.0-4
 - Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_36_Mass_Rebuild