diff --git a/patching/patches/fay-0.18.0.0.patch b/patching/patches/fay-0.18.0.0.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9c5ab863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patching/patches/fay-0.18.0.0.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+diff -ru orig/src/main/Main.hs new/src/main/Main.hs
+--- orig/src/main/Main.hs	2013-10-14 09:10:24.895239824 +0300
++++ new/src/main/Main.hs	2013-10-14 09:10:24.000000000 +0300
+@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
++{-# LANGUAGE CPP #-}
+ {-# LANGUAGE FlexibleContexts #-}
+ {-# LANGUAGE RecordWildCards  #-}
+ -- | Main compiler executable.
+@@ -15,6 +16,9 @@
+ import           Data.Maybe
+ import           Data.Version        (showVersion)
+ import           Options.Applicative
++#if MIN_VERSION_optparse_applicative(0,6,0)
++import           Options.Applicative.Types
++#endif
+ import           System.Environment
+ 
+ -- | Options and help.
+@@ -119,8 +123,13 @@
+   <*> switch (long "typecheck-only" <> help "Only invoke GHC for typechecking, don't produce any output")
+   <*> optional (strOption $ long "runtime-path" <> help "Custom path to the runtime so you don't have to reinstall fay when modifying it")
+ 
++
+   where strsOption m =
++#if MIN_VERSION_optparse_applicative(0,6,0)
++          nullOption (m <> reader (ReadM . Right . wordsBy (== ',')) <> value [])
++#else
+           nullOption (m <> reader (Right . wordsBy (== ',')) <> value [])
++#endif
+ 
+ 
+ -- | Make incompatible options.