diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/di/direwolf-unstable/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/di/direwolf-unstable/package.nix
index 7a9352f7ffb4..88a621623bcf 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/di/direwolf-unstable/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/di/direwolf-unstable/package.nix
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@
       hash = "sha256-VFBkOWHGZP7GjekHL3GY3BGkVXQbtyD1YPmu0xaQ1ME=";
     };
 
+    # drop upstreamed cmake-4 patch
+    patches = [ ];
+
     postPatch =
       builtins.replaceStrings
         [