diff --git a/folks-typelib.patch b/folks-typelib.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b3f235a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/folks-typelib.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff -up folks-0.6.1/folks/Folks-0.6.typelib folks-0.6.1/folks/Folks-0.6
+diff -up folks-0.6.1/folks/Makefile.typelib folks-0.6.1/folks/Makefile
+--- folks-0.6.1/folks/Makefile.typelib	2011-09-01 15:31:08.657393575 -0400
++++ folks-0.6.1/folks/Makefile	2011-09-01 15:31:18.804394323 -0400
+@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ GITIGNOREFILES = \
+ 
+ INTROSPECTION_GIRS = 
+ INTROSPECTION_SCANNER_ARGS = 
+-INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_ARGS = -l libfolks.so
++INTROSPECTION_COMPILER_ARGS = -l libfolks.so.25
+ GIRS = Folks-$(API_VERSION).gir
+ girdir = $(datadir)/gir-1.0
+ dist_gir_DATA = $(GIRS)