diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 754c0d477b..1a1cca3dd7 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 evolution (3.38.2-1) UNRELEASED; urgency=medium
 
   * New upstream release
+  * Add a patch from upstream to remove absolute build paths from header
+    files, that should make them reproducible (Closes: #968700)
 
- -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:00:45 +0100
+ -- Laurent Bigonville <bigon@debian.org>  Tue, 08 Dec 2020 11:08:26 +0100
 
 evolution (3.38.1-2) unstable; urgency=medium
 
diff --git a/debian/patches/eds-I-281-GLibTools.cmake-Use-basename-in-glib-mkenums-te.patch b/debian/patches/eds-I-281-GLibTools.cmake-Use-basename-in-glib-mkenums-te.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b863da05cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/eds-I-281-GLibTools.cmake-Use-basename-in-glib-mkenums-te.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+From: Milan Crha <mcrha@redhat.com>
+Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 08:48:32 +0100
+Subject: eds-I#281 - GLibTools.cmake: Use basename in glib-mkenums templates
+
+This change helps to create reproducible builds.
+
+Related to https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/281
+---
+ cmake/modules/GLibTools.cmake      | 6 +++---
+ src/e-util/CMakeLists.txt          | 1 +
+ src/em-format/CMakeLists.txt       | 1 +
+ src/libemail-engine/CMakeLists.txt | 1 +
+ src/mail/CMakeLists.txt            | 1 +
+ src/shell/CMakeLists.txt           | 1 +
+ 6 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/cmake/modules/GLibTools.cmake b/cmake/modules/GLibTools.cmake
+index d40953c..d262fd8 100644
+--- a/cmake/modules/GLibTools.cmake
++++ b/cmake/modules/GLibTools.cmake
+@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ function(glib_mkenums _output_filename_noext _enums_header _define_name)
+ 
+ G_BEGIN_DECLS
+ 
+-/* Enumerations from \"@filename@\" */
++/* Enumerations from \"@basename@\" */
+ 
+ /*** END file-production ***/
+ 
+@@ -95,8 +95,8 @@ set(SOURCE_TMPL "
+ /*** END file-header ***/
+ 
+ /*** BEGIN file-production ***/
+-/* enumerations from \"@filename@\" */
+-#include \"@filename@\"
++/* enumerations from \"@basename@\" */
++#include \"@basename@\"
+ 
+ /*** END file-production ***/
+ 
+diff --git a/src/e-util/CMakeLists.txt b/src/e-util/CMakeLists.txt
+index b35f641..b56c5c0 100644
+--- a/src/e-util/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/e-util/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -641,6 +641,7 @@ target_include_directories(evolution-util PUBLIC
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
+ 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
++	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+ 	${AUTOAR_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ 	${ENCHANT_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ 	${EVOLUTION_DATA_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+diff --git a/src/em-format/CMakeLists.txt b/src/em-format/CMakeLists.txt
+index 4b7a20d..1f0805e 100644
+--- a/src/em-format/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/em-format/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ target_include_directories(evolution-mail-formatter PUBLIC
+ 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/smime/lib
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/smime/gui
++	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+ 	${EVOLUTION_DATA_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ 	${GNOME_PLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ )
+diff --git a/src/libemail-engine/CMakeLists.txt b/src/libemail-engine/CMakeLists.txt
+index 90efa3f..9fef269 100644
+--- a/src/libemail-engine/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/libemail-engine/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ target_include_directories(email-engine PUBLIC
+ 	${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
+ 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
++	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+ 	${EVOLUTION_DATA_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ 	${GNOME_PLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ )
+diff --git a/src/mail/CMakeLists.txt b/src/mail/CMakeLists.txt
+index 2e82a9d..5699f42 100644
+--- a/src/mail/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/mail/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ target_include_directories(evolution-mail PUBLIC
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/shell
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/smime/lib
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/smime/gui
++	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+ 	${CERT_UI_INCLUDES}
+ 	${CANBERRA_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ 	${EVOLUTION_DATA_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+diff --git a/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt b/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+index c2afd0e..5366330 100644
+--- a/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/src/shell/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ target_include_directories(evolution-shell PUBLIC
+ 	${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/src
+ 	${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src
+ 	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}
++	${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
+ 	${CLUTTER_GTK_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ 	${EVOLUTION_DATA_SERVER_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+ 	${GNOME_PLATFORM_INCLUDE_DIRS}
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index c6d6602595..55f70b906a 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 02_nss_paths.patch
 10_revert_libevolution_avoid-version.patch
 ubuntu_gettext_domain.patch
+eds-I-281-GLibTools.cmake-Use-basename-in-glib-mkenums-te.patch