diff --git a/0001-tests-Use-a-more-robust-method-to-create-the-test-di.patch b/0001-tests-Use-a-more-robust-method-to-create-the-test-di.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 71ecdc6..0000000
--- a/0001-tests-Use-a-more-robust-method-to-create-the-test-di.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-From 183d81fa792fd024f62d068ead9cad0cc53d3c8e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: "Richard W.M. Jones" <rjones@redhat.com>
-Date: Tue, 12 Mar 2019 22:13:24 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] tests: Use a more robust method to create the test disk
- atomically.
-
----
- tests/Makefile.am | 7 ++++---
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
-index 1712565..f50a35e 100644
---- a/tests/Makefile.am
-+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
-@@ -334,9 +334,10 @@ check_DATA += disk
- CLEANFILES += disk
- 
- disk:
--	rm -f $@ test1.img
--	guestfish -N fs:ext4:100M -m /dev/sda1 write /hello.txt "hello,world"
--	mv test1.img disk
-+	rm -f $@ $@-t
-+	guestfish -N $@-t=fs:ext4:100M -m /dev/sda1 \
-+	    write /hello.txt "hello,world"
-+	mv $@-t $@
- 
- endif HAVE_GUESTFISH
- 
--- 
-2.20.1
-
diff --git a/nbdkit.spec b/nbdkit.spec
index bf3f3df..da9ad63 100644
--- a/nbdkit.spec
+++ b/nbdkit.spec
@@ -20,14 +20,13 @@
 %global verify_tarball_signature 1
 
 # If there are patches which touch autotools files, set this to 1.
-#%global patches_touch_autotools %{nil}
-%global patches_touch_autotools 1
+%global patches_touch_autotools %{nil}
 
 # The source directory.
 %global source_directory 1.11-development
 
 Name:           nbdkit
-Version:        1.11.8
+Version:        1.11.9
 Release:        1%{?dist}
 Summary:        NBD server
 
@@ -41,9 +40,6 @@ Source1:        http://libguestfs.org/download/nbdkit/%{source_directory}/%{name
 Source2:       libguestfs.keyring
 %endif
 
-# Upstream patch for tests.
-Patch1:        0001-tests-Use-a-more-robust-method-to-create-the-test-di.patch
-
 %if 0%{patches_touch_autotools}
 BuildRequires: autoconf, automake, libtool
 %endif
@@ -832,6 +828,9 @@ make %{?_smp_mflags} check || {
 
 
 %changelog
+* Sat Mar 23 2019 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.11.9-1
+- New upstream version 1.11.9.
+
 * Tue Mar 12 2019 Richard W.M. Jones <rjones@redhat.com> - 1.11.8-1
 - New upstream version 1.11.8.