diff --git a/gnu/packages/image.scm b/gnu/packages/image.scm
index fe9d2d5b13..a9e005768f 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/image.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/image.scm
@@ -1086,29 +1086,19 @@ PNG, and performs PNG integrity checks and corrections.")
 (define-public libjpeg-turbo
   (package
     (name "libjpeg-turbo")
-    (version "1.5.1")
+    (version "1.5.2")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (string-append "mirror://sourceforge/" name "/" version "/"
                                   name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0v365hm6z6lddcqagjj15wflk66rqyw75m73cqzl65rh4lyrshj1"))))
+                "0a5m0psfp5952y5vrcs0nbdz1y9wqzg2ms0xwrx752034wxr964h"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (native-inputs
      `(("nasm" ,nasm)))
     (arguments
-     '(#:test-target "test"
-       #:phases
-       (modify-phases %standard-phases
-         (add-after 'unpack 'set-env-on-MIPS
-           ;; This is borrowed from Debian's patchset for libjpeg
-           ;; https://sources.debian.net/data/main/libj/libjpeg-turbo/1:1.5.1-2/debian/patches/0001-Declare-env-on-MIPS-on-first-use-Courtesy-of-Aurelie.patch
-           (lambda _
-             (substitute* "simd/jsimd_mips.c"
-               (("env = getenv\\(\"JSIMD_FORCEDSPR2")
-                "char *env = getenv(\"JSIMD_FORCEDSPR2"))
-             #t)))))
+     '(#:test-target "test"))
     (home-page "http://www.libjpeg-turbo.org/")
     (synopsis "SIMD-accelerated JPEG image handling library")
     (description "libjpeg-turbo is a JPEG image codec that accelerates baseline