diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index 746f5c5779..66ad65cb15 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -960,6 +960,7 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/foomatic-filters-CVE-2015-8327.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/foomatic-filters-CVE-2015-8560.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/fontconfig-hurd-path-max.patch		\
+  %D%/packages/patches/freedink-engine-fix-sdl-hints.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/freeimage-unbundle.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/fuse-overlapping-headers.patch				\
   %D%/packages/patches/ganeti-deterministic-manual.patch	\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/games.scm b/gnu/packages/games.scm
index e8cb012fba..8e4aa0742b 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/games.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/games.scm
@@ -2732,6 +2732,7 @@ interface or via an external visual interface such as GNU XBoard.")
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://gnu/freedink/freedink-" version
                                   ".tar.gz"))
+              (patches (search-patches "freedink-engine-fix-sdl-hints.patch"))
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "00hhk1bjdrc1np2qz44sa5n1mb62qzwxbvsnws3vpms6iyn3a2sy"))))
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/freedink-engine-fix-sdl-hints.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/freedink-engine-fix-sdl-hints.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce37ab4870
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/freedink-engine-fix-sdl-hints.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+From 85f8dda6de28ef86e58f26c8aa863a26524f6ce0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jesse Gibbons <jgibbons2357+freedink@gmail.com>
+Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2020 21:46:26 -0700
+Subject: [PATCH] Fix mouse/touch event hints for SDL 2.0.10.
+
+This fixes the bug reported at
+<https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-freedink/2019-08/msg00000.html>.
+
+It should remain backwards compatible with releases of SDL prior to 2.0.10.
+---
+ src/input.cpp | 5 +++++
+ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
+index b5ae21e..153d349 100644
+--- a/src/input.cpp
++++ b/src/input.cpp
+@@ -91,7 +91,12 @@ void input_init(void)
+ 
+   // TODO: don't attempt to simulate mouse events from touch events -
+   // fake mouse events often are de-centered
++#ifdef SDL_HINT_ANDROID_SEPARATE_MOUSE_AND_TOUCH
+   SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_ANDROID_SEPARATE_MOUSE_AND_TOUCH, "0");
++#elif defined SDL_HINT_MOUSE_TOUCH_EVENTS && defined SDL_HINT_TOUCH_MOUSE_EVENTS
++  SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_MOUSE_TOUCH_EVENTS, "0");
++  SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_TOUCH_MOUSE_EVENTS, "0");
++#endif
+ 
+   /* Touch devices */
+   {
+-- 
+2.25.0
+