diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index 5a8b6b30e8..9849611892 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2017 Andy Wingo <wingo@igalia.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 David Hashe <david.hashe@dhashe.com>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 Ricardo Wurmus <rekado@elephly.net>
-;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
+;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021 Mark H Weaver <mhw@netris.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015 David Thompson <davet@gnu.org>
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018 Rene Saavedra <pacoon@protonmail.com>
@@ -6459,7 +6459,7 @@ (define-public libgudev
 (define-public gvfs
   (package
     (name "gvfs")
-    (version "1.40.1")
+    (version "1.40.2")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://gnome/sources/gvfs/"
@@ -6467,7 +6467,7 @@ (define-public gvfs
                                   "gvfs-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1cfnzamr4mvgpf6yhm28lh9cafy9z6842s8jpbqnfizfxybg8ylj"))
+                "07lpcfric3h0302n9b1pwa38mjb76r9s98kg2867y2d1qvzfivxx"))
               ;; This patch may be removed when upgrading to version 1.46.x.
               (patches
                (search-patches "gvfs-add-support-for-libplist-2.2.patch"))))