diff --git a/archivers/zim-tools/files/patch-meson.build b/archivers/zim-tools/files/patch-meson.build
index b913095ecb3b..ab35295d50b2 100644
--- a/archivers/zim-tools/files/patch-meson.build
+++ b/archivers/zim-tools/files/patch-meson.build
@@ -1,16 +1,23 @@
 --- meson.build.orig	2024-09-08 18:40:36 UTC
 +++ meson.build
-@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ endif
+@@ -17,15 +17,16 @@ endif
    endif
  endif
  
 -libzim_dep = dependency('libzim', version:'>=9.2.0', static:static_linkage)
 -libzim_dep = dependency('libzim', version:'<10.0.0', static:static_linkage)
 +libzim_dep = dependency('libzim', version:['>=9.2.0', '<10.0.0'], static:static_linkage)
  
 -with_xapian_support = compiler.has_header_symbol('zim/zim.h', 'LIBZIM_WITH_XAPIAN')
 +with_xapian_support = compiler.has_header_symbol(
 +  'zim/zim.h', 'LIBZIM_WITH_XAPIAN', dependencies: libzim_dep)
  
  find_library_in_compiler = meson.version().version_compare('>=0.31.0')
  rt_dep = dependency('rt', required:false)
+ docopt_dep = dependency('docopt', static:static_linkage)
+-icu_dep = dependency('icu-i18n', static:static_linkage)
++icu_dep = [dependency('icu-i18n', static:static_linkage), \
++           dependency('icu-uc', static:static_linkage)]
+ 
+ with_writer = host_machine.system() != 'windows'
+