diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
index cab35852831..2b425300b31 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xdg-desktop-portal/default.nix
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 , libxml2
 , glib
 , pipewire
-, fontconfig
 , flatpak
 , gsettings-desktop-schemas
 , acl
@@ -21,7 +20,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xdg-desktop-portal";
-  version = "1.8.0";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   outputs = [ "out" "installedTests" ];
 
@@ -29,7 +28,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     owner = "flatpak";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "1f1f79hy259lm017zaq4rpvys8zkmjspqily4a3lbnm77zk3y079";
+    sha256 = "sha256-tuRKCBj9ELC7yFPs/Sut/EdO+L8nwW3S8NWU+XedAF8=";
   };
 
   patches = [
@@ -50,7 +49,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = [
     glib
     pipewire
-    fontconfig
     flatpak
     acl
     dbus