diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/geary/geary/0001-meson-Do-not-check-for-iso-xml-files-during-build.patch b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/geary/geary/0001-meson-Do-not-check-for-iso-xml-files-during-build.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..af11fa9eb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/geary/geary/0001-meson-Do-not-check-for-iso-xml-files-during-build.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+From 474cd5a9d22ef9f25c37194d3c8ce1bc4d18102d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 22 Nov 2024 00:44:49 -0800
+Subject: [PATCH] meson: Do not check for iso xml files during build
+
+These files are needed during runtime and may exist in a different
+path ( staging area ) when cross-compiled, therefore its not completely
+valid to check for these files to exist during build-time
+
+Upstream-Status: Pending
+Signed-off-by: Khem Raj <raj.khem@gmail.com>
+
+Adapted for Kirkstone - Geary v40
+Signed-off-by: Gyorgy Sarvari <skandigraun@gmail.com>
+---
+ meson.build | 2 --
+ 1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
+index d0af9eef8..46c8106fa 100644
+--- a/meson.build
++++ b/meson.build
+@@ -221,8 +221,6 @@ if iso_3166_xml == ''
+   iso_3166_xml = iso_codes_dir / 'iso_3166.xml'
+ endif
+ 
+-files(iso_639_xml, iso_3166_xml) # Check to make sure these exist
+-
+ # Post-install scripts
+ meson.add_install_script('build-aux' / 'post_install.py')
+ 
diff --git a/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/geary/geary_40.0.bb b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/geary/geary_40.0.bb
index 7faa69c55c..3712e4e27e 100644
--- a/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/geary/geary_40.0.bb
+++ b/meta-gnome/recipes-connectivity/geary/geary_40.0.bb
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ SRC_URI = " \
 	git://github.com/GNOME/geary.git;branch=main;protocol=https \
         file://0001-Util.Cache.Lru-Workaround-missing-generic-type-argum.patch \
         file://0002-Fix-accessibility-issues-with-initializer-of-constan.patch \
+        file://0001-meson-Do-not-check-for-iso-xml-files-during-build.patch \
 "
 
 S = "${WORKDIR}/git"
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ SRCREV = "e561775c1580a9f60a726355b2b897bfc9cb3382"
 REQUIRED_DISTRO_FEATURES = "gobject-introspection-data x11"
 
 GIR_MESON_OPTION = ""
-EXTRA_OEMESON = "-Dprofile=release"
+EXTRA_OEMESON = "-Dprofile=release \
+                 -Diso_639_xml=${datadir}/xml/iso-codes/iso_639.xml \
+                 -Diso_3166_xml=${datadir}/xml/iso-codes/iso_3166.xml"
 
 PACKAGECONFIG[libunwind] = "-Dlibunwind=enabled,-Dlibunwind=disabled,libunwind"
 PACKAGECONFIG[tnef] = "-Dtnef=enabled,-Dtnef=disabled,libytnef"