diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/xneur/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/xneur/default.nix
index 2f02231536df..eab545cf0818 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/xneur/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/xneur/default.nix
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 , lib
 , fetchurl
 , fetchpatch
+, autoreconfHook
 , intltool
 , pkg-config
 , wrapGAppsHook
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
     intltool
     pkg-config
     wrapGAppsHook
@@ -52,10 +54,15 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       url = "https://salsa.debian.org/debian/xneur/-/raw/da38ad9c8e1bf4e349f5ed4ad909f810fdea44c9/debian/patches/gcc-10.patch";
       sha256 = "0pc17a4sdrnrc4z7gz28889b9ywqsm5mzm6m41h67j2f5zh9k3fy";
     })
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "enchant2.patch";
+      url = "https://salsa.debian.org/debian/xneur/-/raw/695b0fea56cde4ff6cf0f3988218c5cb9d7ff5ae/debian/patches/enchant2.patch";
+      sha256 = "02a3kkfzdvs5f8dfm6j5x3jcn5j8qah9ykfymp6ffqsf4fijp65n";
+    })
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
-    sed -e 's@for xosd_dir in@for xosd_dir in ${xosd} @' -i configure
+    sed -e 's@for xosd_dir in@for xosd_dir in ${xosd} @' -i configure.ac
   '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 7b005def9fda..b193d7efc87a 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33710,9 +33710,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   xmind = callPackage ../applications/misc/xmind { };
 
-  xneur = callPackage ../applications/misc/xneur {
-    enchant = enchant1;
-  };
+  xneur = callPackage ../applications/misc/xneur { };
 
   gxneur = callPackage ../applications/misc/gxneur  {
     inherit (gnome2) libglade GConf;