diff --git a/debian/patches/meson.build-change-operator-combining-bools-from-to-and.patch b/debian/patches/meson.build-change-operator-combining-bools-from-to-and.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5a3fb9863943c8fa12b109af19bc2ec32beaa036
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/meson.build-change-operator-combining-bools-from-to-and.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+From c29537f39e4f413a6cbfe9669fa121bdd6d8b36f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Dan Streetman <ddstreet@canonical.com>
+Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2021 12:43:33 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] meson.build: change operator combining bools from + to and
+
+upstream meson stopped allowing combining boolean with the plus
+operator, and now requires using the logical and operator
+
+reference:
+https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/43302d3296baff6aeaf8e03f5d701b0402e37a6c
+
+Fixes: #20632
+---
+ meson.build | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index 6e1a8b1e50..0fe996adba 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ conf.set10('BUILD_MODE_DEVELOPER', get_option('mode') == 'developer',
+ 
+ want_ossfuzz = get_option('oss-fuzz')
+ want_libfuzzer = get_option('llvm-fuzz')
+-if want_ossfuzz + want_libfuzzer > 1
++if want_ossfuzz and want_libfuzzer
+         error('only one of oss-fuzz or llvm-fuzz can be specified')
+ endif
+ 
+-- 
+2.30.2
+
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 6e1ed553804f56defc15b6663a71f869dea5af9e..3df9f030ce4ad82a9a883ff1b85484d816ce71b6 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -41,3 +41,4 @@ apertis/kernel-install-allow-to-create-BOOT-MACHINE_ID.patch
 apertis/Fix-the-path-to-bootable-binaries-in-efi-entry.patch
 apertis/basic-linux-Sync-if_arp.h-with-Linux-5.14.patch
 apertis/systemd-journal-flush-Add-a-requirement-on-var.mount.patch
+meson.build-change-operator-combining-bools-from-to-and.patch