diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0001-fm-load-all-actions.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0001-fm-load-all-actions.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..997300c07e3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0001-fm-load-all-actions.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/actions/action.c
++++ b/src/actions/action.c
+@@ -2047,7 +2047,7 @@
+ 	gchar* _tmp9_ = NULL;
+ 	_tmp0_ = fm_all_actions;
+ 	g_hash_table_remove_all (_tmp0_);
+-	_tmp2_ = _tmp1_ = g_get_system_data_dirs ();
++	_tmp2_ = _tmp1_ = (gchar **)g_get_system_data_dirs ();
+ 	dirs = _tmp2_;
+ 	dirs_length1 = _vala_array_length (_tmp1_);
+ 	_dirs_size_ = dirs_length1;
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0002-exo-icon-view-key-press-event.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0002-exo-icon-view-key-press-event.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6f0965430112
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0002-exo-icon-view-key-press-event.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/gtk/exo/exo-icon-view.c
++++ b/src/gtk/exo/exo-icon-view.c
+@@ -2819,7 +2819,7 @@
+   /* allocate a new event to forward */
+   new_event = gdk_event_copy ((GdkEvent *) event);
+   g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (new_event->key.window));
+-  new_event->key.window = g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (gtk_widget_get_window (icon_view->priv->search_entry)));
++  new_event->key.window = (GdkWindow *)g_object_ref (G_OBJECT (gtk_widget_get_window (icon_view->priv->search_entry)));
+ 
+   /* send the event to the search entry. If the "preedit-changed" signal is
+    * emitted during this event, priv->search_imcontext_changed will be set.
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0003-ask-action-on-drop.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0003-ask-action-on-drop.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6106ec9280f5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0003-ask-action-on-drop.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/gtk/fm-dnd-dest.c
++++ b/src/gtk/fm-dnd-dest.c
+@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@
+             gtk_action_set_sensitive(act, FALSE);
+         }
+     }
+-    ri.menu = g_object_ref(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(ui, "/popup"));
++    ri.menu = (GtkMenu *)g_object_ref(gtk_ui_manager_get_widget(ui, "/popup"));
+     g_signal_connect(ri.menu, "selection-done", G_CALLBACK(gtk_widget_destroy), NULL);
+     unmap_handler = g_signal_connect(ri.menu, "unmap",
+                                      G_CALLBACK(run_unmap_handler), &ri);
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0004-create-icon-view.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0004-create-icon-view.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a16b6446c89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/0004-create-icon-view.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- a/src/gtk/fm-standard-view.c
++++ b/src/gtk/fm-standard-view.c
+@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@
+                                 "text", FM_FOLDER_MODEL_COL_NAME );
+     if(fv->renderer_text)
+         g_object_unref(fv->renderer_text);
+-    fv->renderer_text = g_object_ref_sink(render);
++    fv->renderer_text = (FmCellRendererText *)g_object_ref_sink(render);
+     exo_icon_view_set_search_column((ExoIconView*)fv->view, FM_FOLDER_MODEL_COL_NAME);
+     g_signal_connect(fv->view, "item-activated", G_CALLBACK(on_icon_view_item_activated), fv);
+     g_signal_connect(fv->view, "selection-changed", G_CALLBACK(on_sel_changed), fv);
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/package.nix
index 8ce1a0b2ccfe..d762036a22d0 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libfm/package.nix
@@ -27,6 +27,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-pQQmMDBM+OXYz/nVZca9VG8ii0jJYBU+02ajTofK0eU=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    ./0001-fm-load-all-actions.patch
+    ./0002-exo-icon-view-key-press-event.patch
+    ./0003-ask-action-on-drop.patch
+    ./0004-create-icon-view.patch
+  ];
+
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     vala
     pkg-config