diff --git a/0001-tests-Vary-the-gdctl-path-used-for-installed-tests.patch b/0001-tests-Vary-the-gdctl-path-used-for-installed-tests.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..135538f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-tests-Vary-the-gdctl-path-used-for-installed-tests.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+From 72e1b49cfa0cfea93577a74fe9cf10ac55f6fe45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Daniel van Vugt <daniel.van.vugt@canonical.com>
+Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:06:12 +0800
+Subject: [PATCH] tests: Vary the gdctl path used for installed tests
+
+So they don't rely on the source tree.
+
+Part-of: <https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/mutter/-/merge_requests/4309>
+(cherry picked from commit c87bf90471730872038b0ee438c8f16c66c62728)
+---
+ src/tests/meson.build | 9 ++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/tests/meson.build b/src/tests/meson.build
+index a91dfb9893..3cc81f3630 100644
+--- a/src/tests/meson.build
++++ b/src/tests/meson.build
+@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ test_cases += [
+     'suite': 'backend',
+     'sources': [ 'monitor-dbus-tests.c', ],
+     'args': gdctl.full_path(),
++    'installed_args': bindir / 'gdctl',
+   },
+   {
+     'name': 'stage-views',
+@@ -1050,6 +1051,12 @@ if have_installed_tests
+       endforeach
+     endif
+ 
++    if test_case.has_key('installed_args')
++      args = test_case.get('installed_args', [])
++    else
++      args = test_case.get('args', [])
++    endif
++
+     installed_tests_cdata = configuration_data()
+     installed_tests_cdata.set('apiversion', libmutter_api_version)
+     installed_tests_cdata.set('libexecdir', libexecdir)
+@@ -1058,7 +1065,7 @@ if have_installed_tests
+     installed_tests_cdata.set('gdctltestresultdir', '/tmp/mutter-gdctl-test-results')
+     installed_tests_cdata.set('testname', test_case['name'])
+     installed_tests_cdata.set('testexecutable', 'mutter-' + test_case['name'])
+-    installed_tests_cdata.set('testargs', ' '.join(test_case.get('args', [])))
++    installed_tests_cdata.set('testargs', ' '.join(args))
+     installed_tests_cdata.set('runnerargs', ' '.join(runner_args))
+ 
+     configure_file(
+-- 
+2.50.1
+
diff --git a/mutter.spec b/mutter.spec
index 932c6ef..a58f0ac 100644
--- a/mutter.spec
+++ b/mutter.spec
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ Patch:         0002-Use-access-instead-of-checking-permission-modes-for-.patch
 
 # Backport gdctl (RHEL-108048)
 Patch:         gdctl-patches.patch
+Patch:         0001-tests-Vary-the-gdctl-path-used-for-installed-tests.patch
 
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(gobject-introspection-1.0) >= 1.41.0
 BuildRequires: pkgconfig(sm)