diff --git a/gnu/local.mk b/gnu/local.mk
index a7255e8df7..fe8bb195a8 100644
--- a/gnu/local.mk
+++ b/gnu/local.mk
@@ -1569,7 +1569,6 @@ dist_patch_DATA =						\
   %D%/packages/patches/smalltalk-multiplication-overflow.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/sqlite-hurd.patch			\
   %D%/packages/patches/sunxi-tools-remove-sys-io.patch	\
-  %D%/packages/patches/patchutils-test-perms.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/patch-hurd-path-max.patch		\
   %D%/packages/patches/perl-autosplit-default-time.patch	\
   %D%/packages/patches/perl-cross.patch				\
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm b/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
index 8758fb0e8f..6eaf0e371c 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/patchutils.scm
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ;;; Copyright © 2015, 2018 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
 ;;; Copyright © 2018–2021 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice <me@tobias.gr>
 ;;; Copyright © 2019 Christopher Baines <mail@cbaines.net>
+;;; Copyright © 2021 Xinglu Chen <public@yoctocell.xyz>
 ;;;
 ;;; This file is part of GNU Guix.
 ;;;
@@ -52,18 +53,19 @@ (define-module (gnu packages patchutils)
 (define-public patchutils
   (package
     (name "patchutils")
-    (version "0.3.4")
+    (version "0.4.2")
     (source
      (origin
-      (method url-fetch)
-      (uri (string-append "http://cyberelk.net/tim/data/patchutils/stable/"
-                          name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
-      (sha256
-       (base32
-        "0xp8mcfyi5nmb5a2zi5ibmyshxkb1zv1dgmnyn413m7ahgdx8mfg"))
-      (patches (search-patches "patchutils-test-perms.patch"))))
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (string-append "http://cyberelk.net/tim/data/patchutils/stable/"
+                           name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32
+         "1va5pzmxbzpi87vdnbjm9qdf9bvzps9xfv0gi4mycgg3bybb0xc8"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (inputs `(("perl" ,perl)))
+    (inputs
+     `(("perl" ,perl)
+       ("python" ,python)))
     (arguments
      '(#:parallel-tests? #f
        #:phases
@@ -71,8 +73,7 @@ (define-public patchutils
          (add-before 'check 'patch-test-scripts
            (lambda _
              (substitute* (find-files "tests" "^run-test$")
-               (("/bin/echo") (which "echo")))
-             #t))
+               (("/bin/echo") (which "echo")))))
          (add-after 'install 'wrap-program
            ;; Point installed scripts to the utilities they need.
            (lambda* (#:key inputs outputs #:allow-other-keys)
@@ -87,8 +88,7 @@ (define-public patchutils
                       ,(map (lambda (dir)
                               (string-append dir "/bin"))
                             (list diffutils sed gawk)))))
-                '("dehtmldiff" "editdiff" "espdiff")))
-             #t)))))
+                '("dehtmldiff" "editdiff" "espdiff"))))))))
     (home-page "http://cyberelk.net/tim/software/patchutils")
     (synopsis "Collection of tools for manipulating patch files")
     (description