diff --git a/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm b/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
index 2e5f1223cc..6285ecabf3 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/build-tools.scm
@@ -264,27 +264,15 @@ (define-public gn
 (define-public meson
   (package
     (name "meson")
-    (version "0.58.0")
+    (version "0.58.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/"
                                   "releases/download/" version  "/meson-"
                                   version ".tar.gz"))
-              (patches
-               (list (origin
-                       ;; Take a patch slated for 0.58.1 that fixes gtk-doc
-                       ;; generation: <https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/pull/8757>.
-                       (method url-fetch)
-                       (uri (string-append
-                             "https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/"
-                             "4e312c19e693a69b0650ce6c8a8903163c959996.patch"))
-                       (file-name "meson-gtkdoc-generation.patch")
-                       (sha256
-                        (base32
-                         "1nrwcxmzq1x9609yzhmhzgbq77yrkkd90vwiydilahwzwwrp68xi")))))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1p9g334xnfxpgrzdcnla7p399viny6jqrbylkw0rk74npkq0v0pl"))))
+                "0padn0ykwz8azqiwkhi8p97bl742y8lsjbv0wpqpkkrgcvda6i1i"))))
     (build-system python-build-system)
     (arguments
      `(;; FIXME: Tests require many additional inputs and patching many