diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/librsvg/expect-any-error-too-many-elements.patch b/pkgs/by-name/li/librsvg/expect-any-error-too-many-elements.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 94f145bb744c..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/librsvg/expect-any-error-too-many-elements.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/rsvg/tests/errors.rs b/rsvg/tests/errors.rs
-index 02b134bee..46391fa5d 100644
---- a/rsvg/tests/errors.rs
-+++ b/rsvg/tests/errors.rs
-@@ -14,15 +14,12 @@ use rsvg::{CairoRenderer, ImplementationLimit, Loader, LoadingError, RenderingEr
- 
- #[ignore]
- #[test]
-+#[should_panic]
- fn too_many_elements() {
-     let name = "tests/fixtures/errors/bug515-too-many-elements.svgz";
- 
--    assert!(matches!(
--        Loader::new().read_path(name),
--        Err(LoadingError::LimitExceeded(
--            ImplementationLimit::TooManyLoadedElements
--        ))
--    ));
-+    // libxml2 might return an error without updating the element count, so just expect any error, not specifically too many elements
-+    Loader::new().read_path(name).unwrap();
- }
- 
- fn rendering_instancing_limit(name: &str) {
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/librsvg/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/librsvg/package.nix
index 4317c8cbb319..978cc3cad3b7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/librsvg/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/librsvg/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  fetchpatch,
   pkg-config,
   meson,
   ninja,
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "librsvg";
-  version = "2.61.1";
+  version = "2.61.2";
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
@@ -61,24 +62,23 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/librsvg/${lib.versions.majorMinor finalAttrs.version}/librsvg-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-vBu81BkSCwmNsovqVTNdneJHDU5qn27pcge0EPwVhn0=";
+    hash = "sha256-RkTYNiPdYcxEecKzw3Lh2isoFVLryQA1yNGsUC6x3AA=";
   };
 
   patches = [
-    # too_many_elements test fails with libxml 2.15.0,
-    # because libxml2 no longer updates the element count
-    # before erroring out, which breaks the librsvg limit check.
-    #
-    # This is okay, because the error is still detected.
-    # The error is simply not reported accurately.
-    # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/-/issues/1201
-    ./expect-any-error-too-many-elements.patch
+    (fetchpatch {
+      # https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/-/merge_requests/1149
+      # libxml 2.15+ requires adjustments to error handling
+      # remove next librsvg release
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/librsvg/-/commit/6663df8e9aec323f0c124e97a7c7447a90c67c4a.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-+iyRvxVMxSCW0IIizXXheBFytwhBtU4cyJNTBebCOSg=";
+    })
   ];
 
   cargoDeps = rustPlatform.fetchCargoVendor {
     inherit (finalAttrs) src;
     name = "librsvg-deps-${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-3DAFyY7uNB5cP8ry28v12QsFdxHtpr1nyLtzhojBq7c=";
+    hash = "sha256-OZspQg9ryDNILUZMiB77vIF0uGCMyVe7blX5BJk102k=";
     dontConfigure = true;
   };