diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
index e396b6f06444..c5b8b1c6e00a 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/default.nix
@@ -58,13 +58,13 @@ in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ibus";
-  version = "1.5.30";
+  version = "1.5.31";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "ibus";
     repo = "ibus";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-VgSjeKF9DCkDfE9lHEaWpgZb6ibdgoDf/I6qeJf8Ah4=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-YMCtLIK/9iUdS37Oiow7WMhFFPKhomNXvzWbLzlUkdQ=";
   };
 
   patches = [
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/fix-paths.patch b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/fix-paths.patch
index 340ec22130f0..a97f22171c1e 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/fix-paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/tools/inputmethods/ibus/fix-paths.patch
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
 index a3cdb2da..cade9466 100644
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -469,11 +469,11 @@ PKG_CHECK_EXISTS([pygobject-3.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED],
- if test "x$enable_pygobject" = "xyes"; then
+@@ -531,12 +531,12 @@
      PKG_CHECK_MODULES(PYTHON, [pygobject-3.0 >= $PYGOBJECT_REQUIRED])
  
--    pyoverridesdir=`$PYTHON -c "import gi; print(gi._overridesdir)"`
-+    pyoverridesdir="$prefix/@pythonSitePackages@/gi/overrides"
+     if test x"$pyoverridesdir" = x""; then
+-        pyoverridesdir=`$PYTHON -c "import gi; print(gi._overridesdir)"`
++        pyoverridesdir="$prefix/@pythonSitePackages@/gi/overrides"
+     fi
      AC_SUBST(pyoverridesdir)
  
      if test x"$enable_python2" = x"yes"; then