diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index a46ca3c2e21..88004071829 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -2467,7 +2467,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/wordnet-CVE-2008-3908-pt2.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/wpa-supplicant-dbus-group-policy.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/x265-arm-flags.patch			\
-  %D%/packages/patches/xdg-desktop-portal-disable-configuration-search-exit.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/xdg-desktop-portal-wlr-harcoded-length.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/xf86-video-siliconmotion-fix-ftbfs.patch \
   %D%/packages/patches/xfig-Enable-error-message-for-missing-libraries.patch		\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index 3c764f2b577..9c6cb58195a 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix build-system python)
   #:use-module (guix build-system glib-or-gtk)
   #:use-module (guix build-system qt)
+  #:use-module (guix search-paths)
   #:use-module (gnu packages)
   #:use-module (gnu packages acl)
   #:use-module (gnu packages admin)
@@ -3154,10 +3155,7 @@ compatible with the well-known scripts of the same name.")
              version "/xdg-desktop-portal-" version ".tar.xz"))
        (sha256
         (base32
-         "1pn0q7nn9xzd2wva9zpxn1dd2kqxwjm2a68yv9gaaa4alh9cvkb6"))
-       (patches
-        (search-patches
-         "xdg-desktop-portal-disable-configuration-search-exit.patch"))))
+         "1pn0q7nn9xzd2wva9zpxn1dd2kqxwjm2a68yv9gaaa4alh9cvkb6"))))
     (build-system meson-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
@@ -3203,11 +3201,7 @@ compatible with the well-known scripts of the same name.")
            json-glib
            libportal
            pipewire))
-    (native-search-paths
-     (list (search-path-specification
-            (variable "XDG_DESKTOP_PORTAL_DIR")
-            (separator #f)
-            (files '("share/xdg-desktop-portal/portals")))))
+    (native-search-paths (list $XDG_DATA_DIRS))
     (home-page "https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal")
     (synopsis "Desktop integration portal for sandboxed apps")
     (description
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/xdg-desktop-portal-disable-configuration-search-exit.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/xdg-desktop-portal-disable-configuration-search-exit.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 80d5d777a90..00000000000
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/xdg-desktop-portal-disable-configuration-search-exit.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
-Upstream-status: https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/pull/1716
-
-diff --git a/src/xdp-portal-impl.c b/src/xdp-portal-impl.c
-index 48a221d..389773a 100644
---- a/src/xdp-portal-impl.c
-+++ b/src/xdp-portal-impl.c
-@@ -501,9 +501,8 @@ load_portal_configuration (gboolean opt_verbose)
- 
-   if (portal_dir != NULL)
-     {
--      load_config_directory (portal_dir, desktops, opt_verbose);
--      /* All other config directories are ignored when this is set */
--      return;
-+      if (load_config_directory (portal_dir, desktops, opt_verbose))
-+        return;
-     }
- 
-   /* $XDG_CONFIG_HOME/xdg-desktop-portal/(DESKTOP-)portals.conf */