diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/epson-escpr2/cups-filter-ppd-dirs.patch b/pkgs/misc/drivers/epson-escpr2/cups-filter-ppd-dirs.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 02897f4f44d9..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/epson-escpr2/cups-filter-ppd-dirs.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,55 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/configure.orig b/configure
-index e9d400f..dac1943 100755
---- a/configure.orig
-+++ b/configure
-@@ -12184,48 +12184,8 @@ esac
- #	*)		ESCPR_LIB_NAME="escpr2_32" ;;
- #esac
- 
--
--
--# Check whether --with-cupsfilterdir was given.
--if test "${with_cupsfilterdir+set}" = set; then :
--  withval=$with_cupsfilterdir;
--else
--  with_cupsfilterdir=no
--fi
--
--if test "xno" = "x${with_cupsfilterdir}"; then
--   if test "xyes" = "x$have_cups_config" ; then
--            CUPS_FILTER_DIR="${cups_default_prefix}`cups-config --serverbin | sed -e 's,^/[^/][^/]*,,'`/filter"
--   else
--      CUPS_FILTER_DIR="${cups_default_prefix}/lib/cups/filter"
--   fi
--else
--   CUPS_FILTER_DIR="${with_cupsfilterdir}"
--fi
--
--
--# Check whether --with-cupsppddir was given.
--if test "${with_cupsppddir+set}" = set; then :
--  withval=$with_cupsppddir;
--else
--  with_cupsppddir=no
--fi
--
--if test "xno" = "x${with_cupsppddir}"; then
--   if test -d "${cups_default_prefix}/share/ppd" ; then
--      CUPS_PPD_DIR="${cups_default_prefix}/share/ppd"
--   elif test "xyes" = "x$have_cups_config" ; then
--            CUPS_PPD_DIR="${cups_default_prefix}`cups-config --datadir | sed -e 's,^/[^/][^/]*,,'`/model"
--   else
--      CUPS_PPD_DIR="${cups_default_prefix}/share/cups/model"
--   fi
--else
--   CUPS_PPD_DIR="${with_cupsppddir}"
--fi
--
--
--
--
-+CUPS_FILTER_DIR="${prefix}/lib/cups/filter"
-+CUPS_PPD_DIR="${prefix}/share/cups/model"
- 
- # Check whether --enable-lsb was given.
- if test "${enable_lsb+set}" = set; then :
diff --git a/pkgs/misc/drivers/epson-escpr2/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/drivers/epson-escpr2/default.nix
index 2037b311639b..d15c5d7cfc37 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/drivers/epson-escpr2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/drivers/epson-escpr2/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  autoreconfHook,
   cups,
   rpm,
   cpio,
@@ -9,14 +10,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2";
-  version = "1.2.12";
+  version = "1.2.13";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     # To find the most recent version go to
     # https://support.epson.net/linux/Printer/LSB_distribution_pages/en/escpr2.php
     # and retreive the download link for source package for x86 CPU
-    url = "https://download3.ebz.epson.net/dsc/f/03/00/15/98/70/f6a682eeeba1fd8bdf2ac112d5e1111d951c64a6/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2-1.2.12-1.src.rpm";
-    sha256 = "sha256-7OkDlYhfQ/S3OD5QeN7DgNK0+LHabIm8zErtUDYcqwo=";
+    url = "https://download3.ebz.epson.net/dsc/f/03/00/16/00/23/60c57d2774eea9b27d2c636f0c3615b8619291b3/epson-inkjet-printer-escpr2-1.2.13-1.src.rpm";
+    sha256 = "sha256-yOZqeNrtC28OucY5HOT6OY6qqvLSGh1LTIXbIB7VNrY=";
   };
 
   unpackPhase = ''
@@ -29,14 +30,18 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     runHook postUnpack
   '';
 
-  patches = [ ./cups-filter-ppd-dirs.patch ];
-
   buildInputs = [ cups ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
     rpm
     cpio
   ];
 
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--with-cupsfilterdir=${builtins.placeholder "out"}/lib/cups/filter"
+    "--with-cupsppddir=${builtins.placeholder "out"}/share/cups/model"
+  ];
+
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = "http://download.ebz.epson.net/dsc/search/01/search/";
     description = "ESC/P-R 2 Driver (generic driver)";