diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
index c9d3183e793..bdc5c7856aa 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xmobar/default.nix
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   pname = "xmobar";
-  version = "0.16";
-  sha256 = "1dx4kwygzp4c5j4jj4lsfgjfvhh863v68s106lmwc86a30h60p8i";
+  version = "0.17";
+  sha256 = "0ahb3xqxcfvpgxyb901bpl4i56mnslzwplcqxrr13glngcl7d25s";
   isLibrary = false;
   isExecutable = true;
   buildDepends = [
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ cabal.mkDerivation (self: {
   ];
   extraLibraries = [ libXrandr wirelesstools ];
   configureFlags = "-fwith_xft -fwith_iwlib";
-  patches = [ ./add-freeration-variable.patch ];
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://projects.haskell.org/xmobar/";
     description = "A Minimalistic Text Based Status Bar";