diff --git a/debian/patches/0032-loosen-gon.patch b/debian/patches/0032-loosen-gon.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2893bb5f86
--- /dev/null
+++ b/debian/patches/0032-loosen-gon.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Index: gitlab/Gemfile
+===================================================================
+--- gitlab.orig/Gemfile
++++ gitlab/Gemfile
+@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ gem 'addressable',        '~> 2.3.8'
+ gem 'bootstrap-sass',     '~> 3.0'
+ gem 'font-awesome-rails', '~> 4.2'
+ gem 'gitlab_emoji',       '~> 0.1'
+-gem 'gon',                '~> 5.0.0'
++gem 'gon',                '~> 6.0.1'
+ gem 'jquery-atwho-rails', '~> 1.0.0'
+ gem 'jquery-rails',       '~> 3.1.3'
+ gem 'jquery-scrollto-rails', '~> 1.4.3'
diff --git a/debian/patches/series b/debian/patches/series
index 9c917e983b..946db77020 100644
--- a/debian/patches/series
+++ b/debian/patches/series
@@ -29,3 +29,4 @@ loosen-rails-version.patch
 0029-loosen-sass-rails.patch
 0030-loosen-uglifier.patch
 0031-loosen-jquery-turbolinks.patch
+0032-loosen-gon.patch