diff --git a/subprojects/cli11.wrap b/subprojects/cli11.wrap
index ca9bdff..05898fd 100644
--- a/subprojects/cli11.wrap
+++ b/subprojects/cli11.wrap
@@ -6,5 +6,7 @@ source_hash = f2d893a65c3b1324c50d4e682c0cdc021dd0477ae2c048544f39eed6654b699a
 source_fallback_url = https://github.com/mesonbuild/wrapdb/releases/download/cli11_2.4.2-1/CLI11-2.4.2.tar.gz
 wrapdb_version = 2.4.2-1
 
+diff_files = cli11.patch
+
 [provide]
 cli11 = CLI11_dep
diff --git a/subprojects/packagefiles/cli11.patch b/subprojects/packagefiles/cli11.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b9afa7e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/subprojects/packagefiles/cli11.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/single-include/meson.build b/single-include/meson.build
+index ee58adf..decf8b2 100644
+--- a/single-include/meson.build
++++ b/single-include/meson.build
+@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
+ # meson.build here when generating the single file header so that it is placced
+ # in the correct location.
+ 
+-prog_python = find_program('python')
++pymod = import('python')
++prog_python = pymod.find_installation()
++message('did this work???? I don t know')
+ 
+ single_main_file = files('CLI11.hpp.in')
+