diff --git a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
index e14abcfa37..25d8580a80 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/gnome.scm
@@ -6221,7 +6221,7 @@ that support the Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface (AT-SPI).")
 (define-public gspell
   (package
     (name "gspell")
-    (version "1.3.2")
+    (version "1.4.1")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://gnome/sources/" name "/"
@@ -6229,7 +6229,7 @@ that support the Assistive Technology Service Provider Interface (AT-SPI).")
                                   name "-" version ".tar.xz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "1n4kd5i11l79h8bpvx3cz79ww0b4z89y99h4czvyg80qlarn585w"))
+                "1ghh1xdzf04mfgb13zqpj88krpa44xv2vbyhm6k017kzrpz8hbs4"))
               (patches (search-patches "gspell-dash-test.patch"))))
     (build-system glib-or-gtk-build-system)
     (arguments
diff --git a/gnu/packages/patches/gspell-dash-test.patch b/gnu/packages/patches/gspell-dash-test.patch
index e737921c4b..1c9d77cfba 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/patches/gspell-dash-test.patch
+++ b/gnu/packages/patches/gspell-dash-test.patch
@@ -1,16 +1,22 @@
 Somehow, Aspell 0.60.6.1 and aspell-dict-en-2016.11.20-0 don't consider
 this a valid spelling.  Skip it.
 
---- gspell-1.3.2/testsuite/test-checker.c	2017-05-17 16:02:40.832415940 +0200
-+++ gspell-1.3.2/testsuite/test-checker.c	2017-05-17 16:02:50.768351895 +0200
-@@ -101,9 +101,6 @@ test_dashes (void)
- 
- 	checker = gspell_checker_new (lang);
- 
+TODO: Migrate to using hunspell. According to upstream, this bug won't be fixed.
+See https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772406.
+--- a/testsuite/test-checker.c	2017-03-24 09:50:50.000000000 -0400
++++ b/testsuite/test-checker.c	2017-06-15 21:47:07.116173895 -0400
+@@ -105,10 +105,11 @@
+ 	 * be considered deprecated, it is better to use hunspell, so WONTFIX.
+ 	 * For more details, see:
+ 	 * https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=772406
++	 *
++	 * correctly_spelled = gspell_checker_check_word (checker, "spell-checking", -1, &error);
++	 * g_assert_no_error (error);
++	 * g_assert (correctly_spelled);
+ 	 */
 -	correctly_spelled = gspell_checker_check_word (checker, "spell-checking", -1, &error);
 -	g_assert_no_error (error);
 -	g_assert (correctly_spelled);
  
  	correctly_spelled = gspell_checker_check_word (checker, "nrst-auie", -1, &error);
  	g_assert_no_error (error);
-