diff --git a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
index cce71afa58..e65ae4c926 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/freedesktop.scm
@@ -1453,7 +1453,7 @@ (define-public accountsservice
 (define-public libmbim
   (package
     (name "libmbim")
-    (version "1.20.2")
+    (version "1.26.4")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append
@@ -1461,7 +1461,7 @@ (define-public libmbim
                     "libmbim-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "16q550sy84izi5ic3sbbhjnnka2fwhj8vvdrirpn9xspbsgbc3sm"))))
+                "1ncaarl4lgc7i52rwz50yq701wk2rr478cjybxbifsjqqk2cx27n"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      (list `(,glib "bin") ; for glib-mkenums