diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
index 639f156c8ac7..0d512260d303 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/mate/mate-backgrounds/default.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,21 @@
 { lib
-, stdenv
+, stdenvNoCC
 , fetchurl
-, fetchpatch
 , meson
 , ninja
 , gettext
 , mateUpdateScript
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "mate-backgrounds";
-  version = "1.26.0";
+  version = "1.28.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0379hngy3ap1r5kmqvmzs9r710k2c9nal2ps3hq765df4ir15j8d";
+    sha256 = "UNGv0CSGvQesIqWmtu+jAxFI8NSKguSI2QmtVwA6aUM=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Fix build with meson 0.61, can be removed on next update.
-    # https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-backgrounds/pull/39
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/mate-desktop/mate-backgrounds/commit/0096e237d420e6247a75a1c6940a818e309ac2a7.patch";
-      sha256 = "HEF8VWunFO+NCG18fZA7lbE2l8pc6Z3jcD+rSZ1Jsqg=";
-    })
-  ];
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     gettext
     meson