diff --git a/archivers/gcab/files/patch-meson.build b/archivers/gcab/files/patch-meson.build
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d5f48ad7661d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/archivers/gcab/files/patch-meson.build
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- meson.build.orig	2022-10-15 12:50:55 UTC
++++ meson.build
+@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ git = find_program('git', required: false)
+ 
+ git_version = []
+ git = find_program('git', required: false)
+-if git.found()
++if git.found() and false
+   git_version = run_command(git, 'describe', '--abbrev=4', '--dirty', check: true).stdout().strip().split('-')
+ endif
+