diff --git a/recipe/meta.yaml b/recipe/meta.yaml
index d2525f9..01d3fad 100644
--- a/recipe/meta.yaml
+++ b/recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ package:
 source:
   url: https://github.com/google/or-tools/archive/v{{ version }}.tar.gz
   sha256: 180fbc45f6e5ce5ff153bea2df0df59b15346f2a7f8ffbd7cb4aed0fb484b8f6
+  patches:
+    # minimal fix for https://github.com/google/or-tools/issues/3698
+    - patches/0001-ensure-we-re-using-the-right-abseil-macro.patch
 
 # The meta package
 
diff --git a/recipe/patches/0001-ensure-we-re-using-the-right-abseil-macro.patch b/recipe/patches/0001-ensure-we-re-using-the-right-abseil-macro.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b204842
--- /dev/null
+++ b/recipe/patches/0001-ensure-we-re-using-the-right-abseil-macro.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+From 57c0a635066af900be819645d11cd477f7d183c1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: "H. Vetinari" <h.vetinari@gmx.com>
+Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2023 19:12:41 +1100
+Subject: [PATCH] ensure we're using the right abseil macro
+
+see https://github.com/google/or-tools/issues/3698
+---
+ ortools/base/logging.cc | 11 ++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/ortools/base/logging.cc b/ortools/base/logging.cc
+index 1e1fd161a..16c15f854 100644
+--- a/ortools/base/logging.cc
++++ b/ortools/base/logging.cc
+@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
+ #include <vector>
+ 
+ #include "absl/debugging/stacktrace.h"
++#include "absl/synchronization/mutex.h"
+ #include "absl/time/time.h"
+ #include "ortools/base/commandlineflags.h"
+ #include "ortools/base/logging_utilities.h"
+@@ -1269,7 +1270,7 @@ void ReprintFatalMessage() {
+ }
+ 
+ // L >= log_mutex (callers must hold the log_mutex).
+-void LogMessage::SendToLog() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
++void LogMessage::SendToLog() ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
+   static bool already_warned_before_initgoogle = false;
+ 
+   log_mutex.AssertHeld();
+@@ -1393,7 +1394,7 @@ void InstallFailureFunction(void (*fail_func)()) {
+ void LogMessage::Fail() { g_logging_fail_func(); }
+ 
+ // L >= log_mutex (callers must hold the log_mutex).
+-void LogMessage::SendToSink() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
++void LogMessage::SendToSink() ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
+   if (data_->sink_ != nullptr) {
+     RAW_DCHECK(data_->num_chars_to_log_ > 0 &&
+                    data_->message_text_[data_->num_chars_to_log_ - 1] == '\n',
+@@ -1406,13 +1407,13 @@ void LogMessage::SendToSink() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
+ }
+ 
+ // L >= log_mutex (callers must hold the log_mutex).
+-void LogMessage::SendToSinkAndLog() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
++void LogMessage::SendToSinkAndLog() ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
+   SendToSink();
+   SendToLog();
+ }
+ 
+ // L >= log_mutex (callers must hold the log_mutex).
+-void LogMessage::SaveOrSendToLog() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
++void LogMessage::SaveOrSendToLog() ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
+   if (data_->outvec_ != nullptr) {
+     RAW_DCHECK(data_->num_chars_to_log_ > 0 &&
+                    data_->message_text_[data_->num_chars_to_log_ - 1] == '\n',
+@@ -1426,7 +1427,7 @@ void LogMessage::SaveOrSendToLog() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
+   }
+ }
+ 
+-void LogMessage::WriteToStringAndLog() EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
++void LogMessage::WriteToStringAndLog() ABSL_EXCLUSIVE_LOCKS_REQUIRED(log_mutex) {
+   if (data_->message_ != nullptr) {
+     RAW_DCHECK(data_->num_chars_to_log_ > 0 &&
+                    data_->message_text_[data_->num_chars_to_log_ - 1] == '\n',
+-- 
+2.38.1.windows.1
+