diff --git a/packages/devel/file/patches/file-5.12-fix-segfault-in-magic_close.patch b/packages/devel/file/patches/file-5.12-fix-segfault-in-magic_close.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..25b0f1bb21
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/devel/file/patches/file-5.12-fix-segfault-in-magic_close.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff --git a/src/apprentice.c b/src/apprentice.c
+index 961e83d..b7d500c 100644
+--- a/src/apprentice.c
++++ b/src/apprentice.c
+@@ -348,11 +348,9 @@ apprentice_1(struct magic_set *ms, const char *fn, int action)
+ protected void
+ file_ms_free(struct magic_set *ms)
+ {
+-	size_t i;
+ 	if (ms == NULL)
+ 		return;
+-	for (i = 0; i < MAGIC_SETS; i++)
+-		mlist_free(ms->mlist[i]);
++	mlist_free(ms->mlist[0]);
+ 	free(ms->o.pbuf);
+ 	free(ms->o.buf);
+ 	free(ms->c.li);