diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cairo/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cairo/package.nix
index 1d96951ac59c..5fc6bd6f0319 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ca/cairo/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ca/cairo/package.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
-  fetchpatch,
+  lzo,
   gtk-doc,
   meson,
   ninja,
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
   in
   {
     pname = "cairo";
-    version = "1.18.2";
+    version = "1.18.4";
 
     src = fetchurl {
       url = "https://cairographics.org/${
         if lib.mod (builtins.fromJSON (lib.versions.minor version)) 2 == 0 then "releases" else "snapshots"
       }/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-      hash = "sha256-piubtCQl6ETMPW3d4EP/Odur7dFULrpXout5+FiJ1Fo=";
+      hash = "sha256-RF7YIIpuSCPeEianTKMZ02AOg/Y2n5mxQmUAZZnDLMs=";
     };
 
     outputs = [
@@ -61,16 +61,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
 
     buildInputs = [
       docbook_xsl
-    ];
-
-    patches = [
-      # Pull upstream fix to fix "out of memory" errors:
-      #   https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/-/merge_requests/595
-      (fetchpatch {
-        name = "fix-oom.patch";
-        url = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/cairo/cairo/-/commit/b9eed915f9a67380e7ef9d8746656455c43f67e2.patch";
-        hash = "sha256-iWYxMVeNpseClSTf7BfU9GBe+tJWc+DUJWTWE5MnGh4=";
-      })
+      lzo
     ];
 
     propagatedBuildInputs =