diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots/patches/fix-cross.patch b/srcpkgs/wlroots/patches/fix-cross.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..06ca341f57f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots/patches/fix-cross.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+diff --git meson.build meson.build
+index 56c3f6a..89c393b 100644
+--- meson.build
++++ meson.build
+@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ udev           = dependency('libudev')
+ pixman         = dependency('pixman-1')
+ libcap         = dependency('libcap', required: get_option('libcap'))
+ logind         = dependency('lib' + get_option('logind-provider'), required: get_option('logind'), version: '>=237')
+-math           = cc.find_library('m')
+-rt             = cc.find_library('rt')
++math           = cc.find_library('m', required: false)
++rt             = cc.find_library('rt', required: false)
+ 
+ wlr_parts = []
+ wlr_deps = []
+
diff --git a/srcpkgs/wlroots/template b/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
index 8b1f54255a0..b92a6327657 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/wlroots/template
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ homepage="https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots"
 distfiles="https://github.com/swaywm/wlroots/archive/${version}.tar.gz"
 checksum=a8c480b1ab3e5fff2d2a38661a0f06eb96af43c1cac02dc02e180d7fa5e8a5fa
 
+LDFLAGS="-lm"
+
 post_install() {
 	vlicense LICENSE
 }