diff --git a/x11-wm/leftwm/files/patch-leftwm-core_src_display__servers_xlib__display__server_xwrap_getters.rs b/x11-wm/leftwm/files/patch-leftwm-core_src_display__servers_xlib__display__server_xwrap_getters.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9b88f79804b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x11-wm/leftwm/files/patch-leftwm-core_src_display__servers_xlib__display__server_xwrap_getters.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- leftwm-core/src/display_servers/xlib_display_server/xwrap/getters.rs.orig	2021-12-12 17:42:31 UTC
++++ leftwm-core/src/display_servers/xlib_display_server/xwrap/getters.rs
+@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ impl XWrap {
+             if status == 0 {
+                 return Err(XlibError::FailedStatus);
+             }
+-            if let Ok(s) = CString::from_raw(text_prop.value.cast::<i8>()).into_string() {
++            if let Ok(s) = CString::from_raw(text_prop.value.cast::<nix::libc::c_char>()).into_string() {
+                 return Ok(s);
+             }
+         };