diff --git a/flake.lock b/flake.lock
index 08b6eba5..1f341b6b 100644
--- a/flake.lock
+++ b/flake.lock
@@ -167,11 +167,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-next-unpatched": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716724870,
-        "narHash": "sha256-nl8hhDgP/F2VmqN5NdHVpYyGMLUkBn5dnYCtj4LRmHs=",
+        "lastModified": 1717113723,
+        "narHash": "sha256-7R2ZvOnvd9h8fDd65p0JnB7wXfUvreox3xFdYWd1BnY=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "2baa940f86e1fc54757fd7d1ed551c0a38904bf2",
+        "rev": "d3d81af60c22e9e93a3930a9630b210362341ab9",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -199,11 +199,11 @@
     },
     "nixpkgs-unpatched": {
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716735846,
-        "narHash": "sha256-tNsfjHkdF8ZJqfCKPrQWRApO/UD0eD2Ge4b8YHzEtcA=",
+        "lastModified": 1717125154,
+        "narHash": "sha256-8VpPVwCOYIdVuAxdCCobva1zqECuh732V5GDG5rzptI=",
         "owner": "nixos",
         "repo": "nixpkgs",
-        "rev": "7780e5160e011b39019797a4c4b1a4babc80d1bf",
+        "rev": "4e60a4d94bdc1abafeefc1928aa3cda6ce6c4210",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
@@ -223,11 +223,11 @@
         ]
       },
       "locked": {
-        "lastModified": 1716729436,
-        "narHash": "sha256-wido1xW88LX7qKTxmEWkQoQ5E8P03T9libDjM/bHIHs=",
+        "lastModified": 1717117873,
+        "narHash": "sha256-d7pL/XDVUwO0XnmqUxSIdWk+mzEVcwhoW9B2sgAVIr4=",
         "owner": "nix-community",
         "repo": "nixpkgs-wayland",
-        "rev": "397c85d463aef789a8dd24c4db467e9ad787907b",
+        "rev": "1db9b79a45c8e346e03480767e6d9749fabfaf10",
         "type": "github"
       },
       "original": {
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/handbrake.nix b/hosts/common/programs/handbrake.nix
index 606364d6..d1e002ce 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/handbrake.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/handbrake.nix
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
     # disable expensive sambda dependency; i don't use it.
     packageUnwrapped = pkgs.handbrake.override {
-      ffmpeg-full = pkgs.ffmpeg-full.override {
+      ffmpeg_7-full = pkgs.ffmpeg_7-full.override {
         withSamba = false;
       };
     };
diff --git a/nixpatches/list.nix b/nixpatches/list.nix
index 93fb32e2..5f6ce94a 100644
--- a/nixpatches/list.nix
+++ b/nixpatches/list.nix
@@ -38,12 +38,6 @@ in [
     hash = "sha256-hAaFHlJdx1GjQIJG5zxTBHm+CbmR/zlKUB9eyxPQbOg=";
   })
 
-  (fetchpatch' {
-    title = "gnome.gnome-keyring: support cross compilation";
-    prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/311773";
-    hash = "sha256-HQax4h18Eb34I7qn00LvJtsJj65ZtEWjJMdvctt/PbY=";
-  })
-
   # branch: wip-ffado-cross
   (fetchpatch' {
     # TODO: send out for review (after jtolnar's stuff is merged)
diff --git a/overlays/cross.nix b/overlays/cross.nix
index e2dc1a06..8b6cf5f1 100644
--- a/overlays/cross.nix
+++ b/overlays/cross.nix
@@ -1154,6 +1154,30 @@ in with final; {
   #   callPackage = self.newScope { inherit (self) qtCompatVersion qtModule srcs; inherit stdenv; };
   # });
 
+  libphonenumber = prev.libphonenumber.overrideAttrs (upstream: {
+    # fix that phone number geolocation binary doesn't cross compile.
+    # it's CMAKE, and a google project, so the fix to cross compile is unlikely to *ever* make it upstream.
+    # see: <https://github.com/google/libphonenumber/pull/2604>
+    #
+    # the main (only?) user of this library is evolution-data-server,
+    # which is consumed by gnome-calender, calls, planify.
+    # maybe i can purge EDS from my system somehow.
+    # - geary: package doesn't even have EDS as an input; it speaks to it over dbus.
+    # - calls: package has EDS as input (unused?); speaks to it over dbus.
+    #   - it actually needs EDS though, for its `libebook-contacts` library: <https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/evolution-data-server/libebook-contacts/>
+    # - gnome-calendar: package has EDS as input (unused?); speaks to it over dbus.
+    #   - it actually needs EDS though, for its `libedataserverui4` library: <https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/evolution-data-server/libedataserverui4/>
+    # - planify: package has EDS as input (unused?); speaks to it over dbus.
+    #   - it actually needs EDS though, for its `libecal` library: <https://gnome.pages.gitlab.gnome.org/evolution-data-server/libecal/>
+    #   - it could be using evolution-data-server-gtk4 instead of EDS gtk3 though
+    #
+    # or build EDS with  `-DWITH_PHONENUMBER=OFF`
+    cmakeFlags = (upstream.cmakeFlags or []) ++ [
+      "-DPROTOC_BIN=${lib.getExe buildPackages.protobuf}"
+      "-DBUILD_GEOCODER=OFF"
+    ];
+  });
+
   # 2024/02/27: upstreaming is unblocked, out for PR: <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/291947>
   #   but i don't think either the pkg-config fix (which breaks binfmt cross) nor disabling docs is the right fix.
   # libshumate = prev.libshumate.overrideAttrs (upstream: {