diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-gtk.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-gtk.scm
index a27ea1bbd6..1bd61d7f19 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-gtk.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-gtk.scm
@@ -1462,25 +1462,24 @@ (define-public rust-glib-sys-0.9
        (("rust-shell-words" ,rust-shell-words-0.1)
         ("rust-tempfile" ,rust-tempfile-3))))))
 
-(define-public rust-gobject-sys-0.15
+(define-public rust-gobject-sys-0.17
   (package
     (name "rust-gobject-sys")
-    (version "0.15.10")
-    (source
-     (origin
-       (method url-fetch)
-       (uri (crate-uri "gobject-sys" version))
-       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
-       (sha256
-        (base32 "02hyilvpi4hw4gr03z2plsbf1zicsfs5l0xxadqx3v3b4i2cwmqd"))))
+    (version "0.17.10")
+    (source (origin
+              (method url-fetch)
+              (uri (crate-uri "gobject-sys" version))
+              (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+              (sha256
+               (base32
+                "0ql0pcab6dxjapiglxcjaavbbh1sznyc2wj5q273b9j0fwqw6d6d"))))
     (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
-     `(;; FIXME: Constant value mismatch for G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL_MAX
-       ;; Rust: "255"
-       ;; C:    "1020"
+     `(;; XXX: Tests are sensitive to the version of glib, even though
+       ;; the library supports a wide range.  Skip for now.
        #:tests? #f
        #:cargo-inputs
-       (("rust-glib-sys" ,rust-glib-sys-0.15)
+       (("rust-glib-sys" ,rust-glib-sys-0.17)
         ("rust-libc" ,rust-libc-0.2)
         ("rust-system-deps" ,rust-system-deps-6))
        #:cargo-development-inputs
@@ -1495,6 +1494,31 @@ (define-public rust-gobject-sys-0.15
     (description "This package provides FFI bindings to libgobject-2.0.")
     (license license:expat)))
 
+(define-public rust-gobject-sys-0.15
+  (package
+    (inherit rust-gobject-sys-0.17)
+    (name "rust-gobject-sys")
+    (version "0.15.10")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (crate-uri "gobject-sys" version))
+       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "02hyilvpi4hw4gr03z2plsbf1zicsfs5l0xxadqx3v3b4i2cwmqd"))))
+    (arguments
+     `(;; FIXME: Constant value mismatch for G_TYPE_FUNDAMENTAL_MAX
+       ;; Rust: "255"
+       ;; C:    "1020"
+       #:tests? #f
+       #:cargo-inputs
+       (("rust-glib-sys" ,rust-glib-sys-0.15)
+        ("rust-libc" ,rust-libc-0.2)
+        ("rust-system-deps" ,rust-system-deps-6))
+       #:cargo-development-inputs
+       (("rust-shell-words" ,rust-shell-words-1)
+        ("rust-tempfile" ,rust-tempfile-3))))))
+
 (define-public rust-gobject-sys-0.14
   (package
     (inherit rust-gobject-sys-0.15)