diff --git a/extra/meson/PKGBUILD b/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
index fdeb92532..e5c38248f 100644
--- a/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/meson/PKGBUILD
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #  - disable lto in arch-meson
 
 pkgname=meson
-pkgver=0.61.0
-pkgrel=4
+pkgver=0.61.1
+pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc='High productivity build system'
 url='https://mesonbuild.com/'
 arch=('any')
@@ -20,41 +20,17 @@ checkdepends=('gcc-objc' 'vala' 'rust' 'gcc-fortran' 'mono' 'boost' 'qt5-base' '
               'libwmf' 'valgrind' 'cmake' 'netcdf-fortran' 'openmpi' 'nasm' 'gnustep-base' 'libelf'
               'python-pytest-xdist' 'python2-setuptools' 'ldc' 'rust-bindgen' 'cuda' 'hotdoc')
 source=(https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/releases/download/${pkgver}/meson-${pkgver}.tar.gz{,.asc}
-        https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/81fbcd1df48f669b6b23b9dd0752d6d366cc9bf2.patch
-        https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/bcfb4d0f46608db46cd8881e2a02ba6c33ff066e.patch
-        https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/704e9802c9f424a57c32d9e63ececfece807529a.patch
-        https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/63593a55288ee5b89fc9c298dbc300f9c6adaba9.patch
-        https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/bda11fe25d1efe688d251148cb7cf7939cd50433.patch
-        https://github.com/mesonbuild/meson/commit/9952446a2a28ea2b009f4b8b2a14ad50f0878bdd.patch
         skip-test.diff
         arch-meson)
-sha512sums=('ff739f767710c09a1b238f135c81bdb79675d06cec1b091503809cdbd71f0f92fd76bf068650bbec60688b79fbda94e56cb3203c948aa79f16a88f6d9db219d1'
+sha512sums=('6c9fabd6f70c276f6daa4bab14de148692d4ab55da964143b73a4e3197ad84c0074d64b729d4492a0c1e0fbea116fa82bd349ed22cb8f53981d492b515e2fb00'
             'SKIP'
-            '7e57c59394b73819e3af9722dc26e68edebec35187ceb39116f15a890fb0277cfe198b0ba84218a7f3333cffb16e217717b94d325224167175c0c1479e0f94a5'
-            '8e943cecd9b4a43f690b9bae463f8cdb8dd4a53e6a9c4f9dc93ee0119ffae1d9964604fbc9180c7dda39790542b52ef30b6f76c1321ce493eb24d211895b15fa'
-            'f7b0d8e77af19cd666c1efcbed8767483efa4d2b58a08d9a01151f77dbcbd8047a6dfd95fa57146d565c0b7f404368efef6fdc096e127c640c66747641ecce3c'
-            '2fc23d7b1ac8320ffb3742a1299f69700b0ead212446aac9ca7d2c63874f4f2cd90e6739287814c61baaf00d92f9c99c714abac30b5b54e4362ca6476a32ca02'
-            '0d3181cae84c702060c34fb27b632bef46cca89829fa7cc7ec4bfe9650ad745d79caa593210838e91560eda05e5b752474d3cd093765bfe97a4c2fdd3d5767a9'
-            'cf59e2e2f6067fa512445c81f7e4b417c4fb20c720fbf84e3248bb40ff04a71ad18e20d86d28fc8b1c7ace4c3c2a0b9e9053c4a7870553eed7f0b2e69bd0f49d'
-            '994d88aaa7d9ad619885674352593826de198ef443c887fe6e9ecdcd84302eb04e0c396263404b4f16e447586f2b61f100643ba627803971070fa7b6baa75f78'
+            '5a5cd1b2e12f63eab787e4e102f2bdf2b170f0a7f2675f6f4f8ae5dc8188ccab5f488dcecfbb3ab69e4c70e266d5bf5a8270214c0dc20efcca77bab976f6e38a'
             '278f5e4de3aa1170d9b4f9f212985d664f44d90ffec727febeeea1ed570046c6469558a5d123a41bf4c2fdf99dbe7832515b06f1ace423c63e2e95ba6d0ef235')
 validpgpkeys=('19E2D6D9B46D8DAA6288F877C24E631BABB1FE70') # Jussi Pakkanen <jpakkane@gmail.com>
 
 prepare() {
   cd ${pkgname}-${pkgver}
 
-  # gtk-doc fixes
-  patch -Np1 -i ../81fbcd1df48f669b6b23b9dd0752d6d366cc9bf2.patch
-  patch -Np1 -i ../bcfb4d0f46608db46cd8881e2a02ba6c33ff066e.patch
-
-  # gdbus-codegen fixes
-  patch -Np1 -i ../704e9802c9f424a57c32d9e63ececfece807529a.patch
-  patch -Np1 -i ../63593a55288ee5b89fc9c298dbc300f9c6adaba9.patch
-  patch -Np1 -i ../bda11fe25d1efe688d251148cb7cf7939cd50433.patch
-
-  # vapigen fixes
-  patch -Np1 -i ../9952446a2a28ea2b009f4b8b2a14ad50f0878bdd.patch
-
   # Our containers do not allow sanitizers to run
   patch -Np1 -i ../skip-test.diff
 }
diff --git a/extra/meson/skip-test.diff b/extra/meson/skip-test.diff
index 4ebf9302e..152ca6267 100644
--- a/extra/meson/skip-test.diff
+++ b/extra/meson/skip-test.diff
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
 
 diff --git c/unittests/linuxliketests.py i/unittests/linuxliketests.py
-index ade489d83..3ebed302b 100644
+index 594e9f0cc..a2c4f8b8b 100644
 --- c/unittests/linuxliketests.py
 +++ i/unittests/linuxliketests.py
 @@ -343,6 +343,7 @@ class LinuxlikeTests(BasePlatformTests):