diff --git a/gnu/packages/mate.scm b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
index 10231e50f5..023d15f0df 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/mate.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/mate.scm
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ desktop and the mate-about program.")
 (define-public libmateweather
   (package
     (name "libmateweather")
-    (version "1.28.1")
+    (version "1.28.2")
     (source
      (origin
        (method git-fetch)
@@ -279,20 +279,13 @@ desktop and the mate-about program.")
              (recursive? #t)))
        (file-name (git-file-name name version))
        (sha256
-        (base32 "150wzqd619rggfwhzn4s456rbz9dv5l0qx7x80jcinibwgw7hjjv"))))
+        (base32 "15ajz83na76lcnw9cy1m36f9xfzl1nywk9xwwjax1cklfz63vl0g"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list
       #:configure-flags #~(list "--with-zoneinfo-dir=/var/empty")
       #:phases
       #~(modify-phases %standard-phases
-          (add-after 'unpack 'preconfigure
-            (lambda _
-              (setenv "ACLOCAL_FLAGS"
-                      (string-join (map (lambda (s)
-                                          (string-append "-I " s))
-                                        (string-split (getenv "ACLOCAL_PATH")
-                                                      #\:)) " "))))
           (add-before 'check 'fix-tzdata-location
             (lambda* (#:key inputs #:allow-other-keys)
               (setenv "TZDIR"