diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/fix-paths.patch b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/fix-paths.patch
index 38805c645b95..22f06ddfd2e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/fix-paths.patch
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/fix-paths.patch
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ index b4b1f8fa..99d52cba 100755
     [ "x$XDG_SESSION_CLASS" != "xgreeter" ] &&
     [  -n "$SHELL" ]; then
    if [ "$1" != '-l' ]; then
--    exec bash -c "exec -l '$SHELL' -c '$0 -l $*'"
+-    exec bash -c "exec -l '$SHELL' -c 'exec $0 -l $*'"
 +    # Make sure the shell actually sets up the environment.
 +    unset __NIXOS_SET_ENVIRONMENT_DONE
-+    exec @bash@ -c "exec -l '$SHELL' -c '$0 -l $*'"
++    exec @bash@ -c "exec -l '$SHELL' -c 'exec $0 -l $*'"
    else
      shift
    fi
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/package.nix
index 0d825cbaa39a..d60b3ca2d110 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/gn/gnome-session/package.nix
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "gnome-session";
   # Also bump ./ctl.nix when bumping major version.
-  version = "47.0.1";
+  version = "48.0";
 
   outputs = [
     "out"
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-session/${lib.versions.major finalAttrs.version}/gnome-session-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-Vq6caOSZlXk+sglrzcRTOxEWaeHlTItuCx2VL2peinA=";
+    hash = "sha256-3ZCfvFsizb2y/E3xpH140bWUPMxeYeaiChhGJGNHxBc=";
   };
 
   patches = [