diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-utils/patches/cross-strftime.patch b/srcpkgs/mate-utils/patches/cross-strftime.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 971af91c61e..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-utils/patches/cross-strftime.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,47 +0,0 @@
---- a/configure.ac	2015-09-01 15:56:57.000000000 +0200
-+++ b/configure.ac	2015-10-23 15:09:25.486599085 +0200
-@@ -277,24 +277,32 @@ AS_IF([test "x$have_ipv6" = "xyes"],
-       ]
- )
- 
--
--dnl strftime extension checks
--AC_TRY_RUN([
-+dnl ***************************************
-+dnl *** Check for strftime() extensions ***
-+dnl ***************************************
-+AC_CACHE_CHECK([Define if strftime supports %E and %O modifiers], ac_cv_strftime_extensions,
-+  [AC_TRY_RUN([
-+    #include <string.h>
-   #include <time.h>
--  int main (void) {
--    char buf[100];
--    struct tm tm = {0};
--    tm.tm_year = 99;
--    if (strftime(buf, 100, "%EY", &tm) == 4 && strcmp (buf, "1999")==0)
-+    int
-+    main (int argc, char **argv)
-+    {
-+      struct tm tm;
-+      char      buffer[16];
-+      tm.tm_year = 81;
-+      if (strftime (buffer, 16, "%EY", &tm) == 4 && strcmp (buffer, "1981") == 0)
-       return 0;
-     return 1;
-   }
-   ],
--  [
--    AC_DEFINE([HAVE_STRFTIME_EXTENSION], [1],
--              [Define if strftime supports %E and %O modifiers.])
--  ]
-+  ac_cv_strftime_extensions=yes,
-+  ac_cv_strftime_extensions=no,
-+  [AC_MSG_ERROR([cross-compiling, preset ac_cv_strftime_extensions=yes/no])]
-+  )]
- )
-+if test x"$ac_cv_strftime_extensions" = x"yes"; then
-+  AC_DEFINE([HAVE_STRFTIME_EXTENSION], 1, [Define if strftime supports %E and %O modifiers.])
-+fi
- 
- dnl mate-search-tool checks
- withval=""
diff --git a/srcpkgs/mate-utils/template b/srcpkgs/mate-utils/template
index 855db8054d4..dcddebe79e3 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/mate-utils/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/mate-utils/template
@@ -1,25 +1,20 @@
 # Template file for 'mate-utils'
 pkgname=mate-utils
-version=1.24.0
+version=1.26.0
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --disable-schemas-compile"
-hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext-devel pkg-config which
- intltool itstool glib-devel mate-common librsvg-utils inkscape
- autoconf-archive"
+hostmakedepends="pkg-config intltool itstool glib-devel librsvg-utils inkscape"
 makedepends="gtk+3-devel libSM-devel zlib-devel libcanberra-devel
  libgtop-devel libmate-panel-devel udisks2-devel"
 depends="desktop-file-utils"
 short_desc="Common utilities for the MATE desktop"
-maintainer="Orphaned <orphan@voidlinux.org>"
+maintainer="skmpz <dem.procopiou@gmail.com>"
 license="GPL-2.0-or-later"
 homepage="https://mate-desktop.org"
+changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mate-desktop/mate-utils/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://pub.mate-desktop.org/releases/${version%.*}/${pkgname}-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=219673047fe2a14eb9c8bc23a5fb7c99d45e7acad4c05b4bf59a3d244cb026ac
-
-pre_configure() {
-	NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh
-}
+checksum=7ca56ab242e8efaa64f93ffb84f6e4bf8d4d0df01e20b3b6ef8956ce3192782e
 
 post_install() {
 	rm -r ${DESTDIR}/usr/include