diff --git a/biology/hyphy/files/patch-src_core_global__things.cpp b/biology/hyphy/files/patch-src_core_global__things.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..397be8520ae5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/biology/hyphy/files/patch-src_core_global__things.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--- src/core/global_things.cpp.orig	2025-08-22 19:21:44 UTC
++++ src/core/global_things.cpp
+@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ hyPointer MemAllocate(size_t bytes, bool zero, size_t 
+   result = (hyPointer)zero ? calloc(bytes, 1) : malloc(bytes);
+ 
+   if (result == nil) {
+-    HandleApplicationError(_String("Failed to allocate '") & bytes & "' bytes'",
++    HandleApplicationError(_String("Failed to allocate '") & (unsigned long)bytes & "' bytes'",
+                            true);
+   }
+   return result;
+@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ hyPointer MemReallocate(hyPointer old_pointer, size_t 
+ 
+   if (result == nil) {
+     HandleApplicationError(
+-        _String("Failed to resize memory to '") & new_size & "' bytes'", true);
++        _String("Failed to resize memory to '") & (unsigned long)new_size & "' bytes'", true);
+   }
+ 
+   return result;