diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
index 2b2572ac632a..9dc63e0ff73c 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnome-3/core/gnome-shell/default.nix
@@ -13,16 +13,13 @@ let
 
 in stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gnome-shell-${version}";
-  version = "3.28.3";
+  version = "3.30.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/gnome-shell/${stdenv.lib.versions.majorMinor version}/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0xm2a8inj2zkrpgkhy69rbqh44q62gpwm4javzbvvvgx0srza90w";
+    sha256 = "0kacd4w9lc5finsvs170i7827qkxwd1ddj0g2giizwffpjdjqqr2";
   };
 
-  # Needed to find /etc/NetworkManager/VPN
-  mesonFlags = [ "--sysconfdir=/etc" ];
-
   LANG = "en_US.UTF-8";
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [