diff --git a/science/py-dlib/files/patch-dlib_serialize.h b/science/py-dlib/files/patch-dlib_serialize.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..94306df64159
--- /dev/null
+++ b/science/py-dlib/files/patch-dlib_serialize.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- dlib/serialize.h.orig	2024-02-17 21:44:22 UTC
++++ dlib/serialize.h
+@@ -639,6 +639,8 @@ namespace dlib
+     USE_DEFAULT_INT_SERIALIZATION_FOR(wchar_t)
+ #endif
+ 
++    USE_DEFAULT_INT_SERIALIZATION_FOR(char32_t)
++
+ // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+     inline void serialize(
diff --git a/science/py-dlib/files/patch-dlib_unicode_unicode.h b/science/py-dlib/files/patch-dlib_unicode_unicode.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4527fdc054b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/science/py-dlib/files/patch-dlib_unicode_unicode.h
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- dlib/unicode/unicode.h.orig	2024-02-17 21:44:22 UTC
++++ dlib/unicode/unicode.h
+@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ namespace dlib
+ 
+ // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ 
+-    using unichar = uint32;
++    using unichar = char32_t;
+     using ustring = std::basic_string<unichar>;
+ 
+ // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------