diff --git a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py
index 8c18223677..74f6b79215 100644
--- a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/actions.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ from pisi.actionsapi import get
 
 def setup():
     shelltools.export("EMACS", "no")
+    shelltools.system("NOCONFIGURE=1 ./autogen.sh")
     autotools.configure("--disable-static")
 
 def build():
diff --git a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml
index efb8df2fee..088dba9e18 100644
--- a/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/misc/desktop-file-utils/pspec.xml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
         <IsA>library</IsA>
         <Summary>Command line utilities to work with desktop menu entries</Summary>
         <Description>desktop files are used to describe an application for inclusion in GNOME or KDE menus. This package contains desktop-file-validate which checks whether a .desktop file complies with the specification and desktop-file-install which installs a desktop file to the standard directory, optionally fixing it up in the process.</Description>
-        <Archive sha1sum="581f14e3c09a96197196b67cf2039a9a377c42b0" type="tarxz">http://freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/desktop-file-utils-0.24.tar.xz</Archive>
+        <Archive sha1sum="9fd94cb7de302163015fcbc0e157c61323b1205d" type="tarxz">http://freedesktop.org/software/desktop-file-utils/releases/desktop-file-utils-0.26.tar.xz</Archive>
         <BuildDependencies>
              <Dependency>glib2-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
@@ -38,6 +38,13 @@
     </Package>
 
     <History>
+        <Update release="7">
+            <Date>2021-09-22</Date>
+            <Version>0.26</Version>
+            <Comment>Version bump.</Comment>
+            <Name>Mustafa Cinasal</Name>
+            <Email>muscnsl@gmail.com</Email>
+        </Update>
         <Update release="6">
             <Date>2020-01-16</Date>
             <Version>0.24</Version>