diff --git a/srcpkgs/io.elementary.photos/patches/vala-0.56.patch b/srcpkgs/io.elementary.photos/patches/vala-0.56.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..08d7d6feaaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/io.elementary.photos/patches/vala-0.56.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+From 6594f1323726fb0d38519a7bdafe16f9170353cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Bobby Rong <rjl931189261@126.com>
+Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 19:50:16 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix build with vala 0.56 (#711)
+
+---
+ src/main.vala    |  2 +-
+ vapi/config.vapi | 14 +++++++-------
+ 2 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/main.vala b/src/main.vala
+index 875d35ec7..57c88cf9c 100644
+--- a/src/main.vala
++++ b/src/main.vala
+@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ namespace CommandlineOptions {
+     bool show_version = false;
+     bool debug_enabled = false;
+ 
+-    public const OptionEntry[] APP_OPTIONS = {
++    const OptionEntry[] APP_OPTIONS = {
+         { "datadir", 'd', 0, OptionArg.FILENAME, out data_dir, N_("Path to Photos' private data"), N_("DIRECTORY")},
+         { "no-runtime-monitoring", 0, 0, OptionArg.NONE, out no_runtime_monitoring, N_("Do not monitor library directory at runtime for changes"), null},
+         { "no-startup-progress", 0, 0, OptionArg.NONE, out no_startup_progress, N_("Don't display startup progress meter"), null},
+diff --git a/vapi/config.vapi b/vapi/config.vapi
+index 15c8d8b12..36f0acb78 100644
+--- a/vapi/config.vapi
++++ b/vapi/config.vapi
+@@ -5,16 +5,16 @@
+  */
+ 
+ [CCode (cheader_filename="config.h")]
+-extern const string _PREFIX;
++public const string _PREFIX;
+ [CCode (cheader_filename="config.h")]
+-extern const string _VERSION;
++public const string _VERSION;
+ [CCode (cheader_filename="config.h")]
+-extern const string GETTEXT_PACKAGE;
++public const string GETTEXT_PACKAGE;
+ [CCode (cheader_filename="config.h")]
+-extern const string LOCALEDIR;
++public const string LOCALEDIR;
+ [CCode (cheader_filename="config.h")]
+-extern const string _LIB;
++public const string _LIB;
+ [CCode (cheader_filename="config.h")]
+-extern const string _LIBEXECDIR;
++public const string _LIBEXECDIR;
+ [CCode (cheader_filename="config.h")]
+-extern const string PROJECT_NAME;
++public const string PROJECT_NAME;