diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
index d37951ab94a4..fad5bc9e630d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/default.nix
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     # pass it `-Wl,-O1` flag but optimizations are not recognized by
     # Mac linker.
     # https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/issues/4784
+    # Should be fixed in 0.52
     ./fix-objc-linking.patch
   ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/fix-objc-linking.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/fix-objc-linking.patch
index 60a205828f5d..996e0c3420e2 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/fix-objc-linking.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/meson/fix-objc-linking.patch
@@ -1,20 +1,22 @@
+diff --git a/mesonbuild/environment.py b/mesonbuild/environment.py
+index dc8f099b..d8581fcf 100644
 --- a/mesonbuild/environment.py
 +++ b/mesonbuild/environment.py
-@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@
+@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@
                  compiler_type = self.get_gnu_compiler_type(defines)
                  version = self.get_gnu_version_from_defines(defines)
-                 return GnuObjCCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, compiler_type, is_cross, exe_wrap, defines)
--            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM'):
-+            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM') or mesonlib.for_darwin(want_cross, self):
-                 return ClangObjCCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_OSX, is_cross, exe_wrap)
-             if out.startswith('clang'):
-                 return ClangObjCCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_STANDARD, is_cross, exe_wrap)
-@@ -822,7 +822,7 @@
+                 return GnuObjCCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, compiler_type, for_machine, is_cross, exe_wrap, defines)
+-            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM') or out.startswith('Apple clang'):
++            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM') or out.startswith('Apple clang') or self.machines.build.is_darwin():
+                 return ClangObjCCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_OSX, for_machine, is_cross, exe_wrap)
+             if 'windows' in out:
+                 return ClangObjCCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_MINGW, for_machine, is_cross, exe_wrap)
+@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@
                  compiler_type = self.get_gnu_compiler_type(defines)
                  version = self.get_gnu_version_from_defines(defines)
-                 return GnuObjCPPCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, compiler_type, is_cross, exe_wrap, defines)
--            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM'):
-+            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM') or mesonlib.for_darwin(want_cross, self):
-                 return ClangObjCPPCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_OSX, is_cross, exe_wrap)
-             if out.startswith('clang'):
-                 return ClangObjCPPCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_STANDARD, is_cross, exe_wrap)
+                 return GnuObjCPPCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, compiler_type, for_machine, is_cross, exe_wrap, defines)
+-            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM') or out.startswith('Apple clang'):
++            if out.startswith('Apple LLVM') or out.startswith('Apple clang') or self.machines.build.is_darwin():
+                 return ClangObjCPPCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_OSX, for_machine, is_cross, exe_wrap)
+             if 'windows' in out:
+                 return ClangObjCPPCompiler(ccache + compiler, version, CompilerType.CLANG_MINGW, for_machine, is_cross, exe_wrap)