diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libnotify/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libnotify/package.nix
index 655211524f7e..edd43c88da27 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libnotify/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libnotify/package.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  fetchpatch,
   meson,
   ninja,
   pkg-config,
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libnotify";
-  version = "0.8.3";
+  version = "0.8.4";
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
@@ -29,9 +30,20 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/${pname}/${lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-7o8++UYVatNAb99F/u29zZMtvSEatPFvdeuk82+y9sA=";
+    hash = "sha256-j6BNTr3BVbCiOd+IvZ8J6PJznVcHoTkLQnq0mF+D0lo=";
   };
 
+  patches = [
+    # Revert to avoid manpages breakage:
+    #   https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libnotify/-/merge_requests/37#note_2366448
+    (fetchpatch {
+      revert = true;
+      name = "unbreak-man.path";
+      url = "https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/libnotify/-/commit/2f99025b7ad54f29dc5236aa7dfcfa97d1c8efde.patch";
+      hash = "sha256-/qbBs+bJjzCR2I7swy0RTsTaXap+gkYzvfchobeOzPQ=";
+    })
+  ];
+
   mesonFlags = [
     # disable tests as we don't need to depend on GTK (2/3)
     "-Dtests=false"