diff --git a/x11-packages/emacs-x/build.sh b/x11-packages/emacs-x/build.sh
index 55324b3ab..d00c82a2a 100644
--- a/x11-packages/emacs-x/build.sh
+++ b/x11-packages/emacs-x/build.sh
@@ -47,10 +47,6 @@ TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" ac_cv_lib_elf_elf_begin=no"
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" gl_cv_func_dup2_works=no"
 # disable setrlimit function to make termux-am work from within emacs
 TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" ac_cv_func_setrlimit=no"
-# for some reason faccessat calls fails with "invalid argument"
-# starting from ndk-r23
-TERMUX_PKG_EXTRA_CONFIGURE_ARGS+=" ac_cv_func_faccessat=no"
-
 TERMUX_PKG_HOSTBUILD=true
 
 # Remove some irrelevant files:
diff --git a/x11-packages/emacs-x/replace_faccessat.patch b/x11-packages/emacs-x/replace_faccessat.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index def295f3d..000000000
--- a/x11-packages/emacs-x/replace_faccessat.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-diff --git a/m4/faccessat.m4 b/m4/faccessat.m4
-index 9d6b3635117..ff1f803d405 100644
---- a/m4/faccessat.m4
-+++ b/m4/faccessat.m4
-@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ AC_DEFUN([gl_FUNC_FACCESSAT],
-   AC_CHECK_FUNCS_ONCE([faccessat])
-   if test $ac_cv_func_faccessat = no; then
-     HAVE_FACCESSAT=0
-+    REPLACE_FACCESSAT=1
-   else
-     case $gl_cv_func_lstat_dereferences_slashed_symlink in
-       *yes) ;;