diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gd/default.nix
index 6a27c32a5d2..36a93095603 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gd/default.nix
@@ -14,14 +14,27 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "gd";
-  version = "2.3.3";
+  version = "2.3.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/libgd/libgd/releases/download/${pname}-${version}/libgd-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0qas3q9xz3wgw06dm2fj0i189rain6n60z1vyq50d5h7wbn25s1z";
+    sha256 = "0n5czhxzinvjvmhkf5l9fwjdx5ip69k5k7pj6zwb6zs1k9dibngc";
   };
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "format" ];
+  patches = [
+    # Fixes an issue where some other packages would fail to build
+    # their documentation with an error like:
+    # "Error: Problem doing text layout"
+    #
+    # Can be removed if Wayland can still be built successfully with
+    # documentation.
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/libgd/libgd/commit/3dd0e308cbd2c24fde2fc9e9b707181252a2de95.patch";
+      excludes = [ "tests/gdimagestringft/.gitignore" ];
+      sha256 = "12iqlanl9czig9d7c3rvizrigw2iacimnmimfcny392dv9iazhl1";
+    })
+  ];
 
   # -pthread gets passed to clang, causing warnings
   configureFlags = lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin "--enable-werror=no";