diff --git a/x11/xfce4-terminal/files/patch-terminal_terminal-window-dropdown.c b/x11/xfce4-terminal/files/patch-terminal_terminal-window-dropdown.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6c67073dd3be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11/xfce4-terminal/files/patch-terminal_terminal-window-dropdown.c
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--- terminal/terminal-window-dropdown.c.orig	2026-03-08 11:12:45 UTC
++++ terminal/terminal-window-dropdown.c
+@@ -567,11 +567,13 @@ terminal_window_dropdown_finalize (GObject *object)
+   if (dropdown->animation_timeout_id != 0)
+     g_source_remove (dropdown->animation_timeout_id);
+ 
++#ifdef HAVE_GTK_LAYER_SHELL
+   if (dropdown->set_monitor_idle_id != 0)
+     g_source_remove (dropdown->set_monitor_idle_id);
+ 
+   if (dropdown->monitor_removed_idle_id != 0)
+     g_source_remove (dropdown->monitor_removed_idle_id);
++#endif
+ 
+   if (dropdown->status_icon != NULL)
+     g_object_unref (G_OBJECT (dropdown->status_icon));