diff --git a/patches/fix-race-condition.patch b/patches/fix-race-condition.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..14d79ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/patches/fix-race-condition.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp
+index 1744fb7..f483209 100644
+--- a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp
++++ b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp
+@@ -234,8 +234,10 @@ void AWKeys::reinitKeys(const QStringList currentKeys)
+ void AWKeys::updateTextData()
+ {
+     // do not do it in parallel to avoid race condition
++    m_mutex.lock();
+     calculateValues();
+     QString text = parsePattern(keyOperator->pattern());
++    m_mutex.unlock();
+ 
+     emit(needTextToBeUpdated(text));
+     emit(dataAggregator->updateData(values));
diff --git a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp
index 1744fb7..f483209 100644
--- a/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp
+++ b/sources/awesome-widget/plugin/awkeys.cpp
@@ -234,8 +234,10 @@ void AWKeys::reinitKeys(const QStringList currentKeys)
 void AWKeys::updateTextData()
 {
     // do not do it in parallel to avoid race condition
+    m_mutex.lock();
     calculateValues();
     QString text = parsePattern(keyOperator->pattern());
+    m_mutex.unlock();
 
     emit(needTextToBeUpdated(text));
     emit(dataAggregator->updateData(values));