diff --git a/SOURCES/fontconfig-fix-fcvalidate.patch b/SOURCES/fontconfig-fix-fcvalidate.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fb77e61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/SOURCES/fontconfig-fix-fcvalidate.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From c336b8471877371f0190ba06f7547c54e2b890ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Akira TAGOH <akira@tagoh.org>
+Date: Thu, 9 May 2019 07:10:11 +0000
+Subject: [PATCH] fc-validate: returns an error code when missing some glyphs
+
+Fixes https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/fontconfig/fontconfig/issues/154
+---
+ fc-validate/fc-validate.c | 1 +
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
+
+diff --git a/fc-validate/fc-validate.c b/fc-validate/fc-validate.c
+index 2ceee20..327ae63 100644
+--- a/fc-validate/fc-validate.c
++++ b/fc-validate/fc-validate.c
+@@ -197,6 +197,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
+ 		{
+ 		    FcChar32 ucs4, pos, map[FC_CHARSET_MAP_SIZE];
+ 
++		    err = 1;
+ 		    printf (_("%s:%d Missing %d glyph(s) to satisfy the coverage for %s language\n"),
+ 			    argv[i], index, count, lang);
+ 
+-- 
+2.31.1
+
diff --git a/SPECS/fontconfig.spec b/SPECS/fontconfig.spec
index 9911962..a752b47 100644
--- a/SPECS/fontconfig.spec
+++ b/SPECS/fontconfig.spec
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 Summary:	Font configuration and customization library
 Name:		fontconfig
 Version:	2.13.1
-Release:	3%{?dist}
+Release:	4%{?dist}
 # src/ftglue.[ch] is in Public Domain
 # src/fccache.c contains Public Domain code
 # fc-case/CaseFolding.txt is in the UCD
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ Patch1:		%{name}-required-freetype-version.patch
 Patch2:		%{name}-stop-cleanup-uuid.patch
 Patch3:		%{name}-use-rachana.patch
 Patch4:		%{name}-test-delay.patch
+Patch5:		%{name}-fix-fcvalidate.patch
 
 BuildRequires:	expat-devel
 BuildRequires:	freetype-devel >= %{freetype_version}
@@ -165,6 +166,10 @@ HOME=/root /usr/bin/fc-cache -s
 %doc fontconfig-devel.txt fontconfig-devel
 
 %changelog
+* Mon Aug 16 2021 Akira TAGOH <tagoh@redhat.com> - 2.13.1-4
+- Return the error code when fc-validate detects missing glyphs.
+  Resolves: rhbz#1972037
+
 * Fri Nov 30 2018 Akira TAGOH <tagoh@redhat.com> - 2.13.1-3
 - Stop cleaning up .uuid file even when a directory is empty.
   resolves: rhbz#1653171