diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-photos/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-photos/default.nix
index 1ff9157b301b..e5a8523014db 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-photos/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/pantheon/apps/elementary-photos/default.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
 , fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
 , nix-update-script
 , meson
 , ninja
@@ -41,6 +42,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-NhF/WgS6IOwgALSCNyFNxz8ROVTb+mUX+lBtnWEyhEI=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Fix build with vala 0.56
+    # https://github.com/elementary/photos/pull/711
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/elementary/photos/commit/6594f1323726fb0d38519a7bdafe16f9170353cb.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-Ie9ULC8Xw4KLQJANPXh4LDywMjWfniPX/P76eHW8LHc=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     appstream
     desktop-file-utils