diff --git a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
index 850cc947ba..6a0835e279 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/xorg.scm
@@ -4893,16 +4893,24 @@ (define-public libxfont2
   (package
     (inherit libxfont)
     (version "2.0.1")
+    (replacement libxfont2/fixed)
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXfont2-"
                                   version ".tar.bz2"))
-              (patches (search-patches "libxfont-CVE-2017-13720.patch"
-                                       "libxfont-CVE-2017-13722.patch"))
               (sha256
                (base32
                 "0znvwk36nhmyqpmhbm9mzisgixp1mp5qkfald8x1n5yxbm3vpyz9"))))))
 
+(define libxfont2/fixed
+  (package
+    (inherit libxfont2)
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (inherit (package-source libxfont2))
+       (patches (search-patches "libxfont-CVE-2017-13720.patch"
+                                "libxfont-CVE-2017-13722.patch"))))))
+
 (define-public libxi
   (package
     (name "libxi")