diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdk-pixbuf/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdk-pixbuf/package.nix
index 8b782a384304..0a1e32428806 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdk-pixbuf/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gd/gdk-pixbuf/package.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 {
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  fetchpatch,
   nixosTests,
   fixDarwinDylibNames,
   meson,
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gdk-pixbuf";
-  version = "2.44.5";
+  version = "2.44.6";
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
@@ -40,12 +41,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gdk-pixbuf/${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}/gdk-pixbuf-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-abk+CRObgMDuZhUD1g3rWlh0oxdytRhLnNVGKkEAq2g=";
+    hash = "sha256-FAwtC4mfz4U+6SsmNzydwijbzeCCCkJGaT9DKKJ0Zvo=";
   };
 
   patches = [
     # Move installed tests to a separate output
     ./installed-tests-path.patch
+
+    # Fix loading of xpm module if built-in
+    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/merge_requests/267
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gdk-pixbuf/-/commit/62b8f9fd0bb3b862823cd34afce4b389fbd27569.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-ECEIt8lq/jBtDdBetErKpap2PWGav10vqCXKCpIQSyA=";
+    })
   ];
 
   # gdk-pixbuf-thumbnailer is not wrapped therefore strictDeps will work
@@ -83,6 +91,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   ];
 
   mesonFlags = [
+    # https://gitlab.archlinux.org/archlinux/packaging/packages/gdk-pixbuf2/-/work_items/13
+    "-Dlegacy_xpm=enabled"
     "-Dgio_sniffing=false"
     "-Dandroid=disabled"
     "-Dglycin=disabled"