diff --git a/srcpkgs/proj/patches/fix-cmake-deps.patch b/srcpkgs/proj/patches/fix-cmake-deps.patch
index 2569f835090..f090104377f 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/proj/patches/fix-cmake-deps.patch
+++ b/srcpkgs/proj/patches/fix-cmake-deps.patch
@@ -1,9 +1,15 @@
 --- a/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
 +++ b/cmake/project-config.cmake.in
-@@ -19,30 +19,6 @@ include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
- # Cf https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/17612
- cmake_policy(PUSH)
- cmake_policy(SET CMP0012 NEW)
+@@ -13,37 +13,6 @@ endif()
+ 
+ include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
+ 
+-# We cannot have a find_dependency() call between cmake_policy(PUSH)/cmake_policy(POP)
+-# because find_dependency() issues a return() on failure, which results in
+-# imbalanced push/pop
+-# Cf https://gitlab.kitware.com/cmake/cmake/-/issues/17612
+-cmake_policy(PUSH)
+-cmake_policy(SET CMP0012 NEW)
 -if("@ENABLE_TIFF@")
 -    set(PROJ_CONFIG_FIND_TIFF_DEP ON)
 -endif()
@@ -28,6 +34,7 @@
 -      )
 -  endif()
 -endif()
- 
+-
  function(set_variable_from_rel_or_absolute_path var root rel_or_abs_path)
    if(IS_ABSOLUTE "${rel_or_abs_path}")
+     set(${var} "${rel_or_abs_path}" PARENT_SCOPE)
diff --git a/srcpkgs/proj/template b/srcpkgs/proj/template
index 9578c782001..0c5490970a4 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/proj/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/proj/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'proj'
 pkgname=proj
 version=9.2.1
-revision=2
+revision=3
 build_style=cmake
 configure_args="-DBUILD_TESTING=OFF"
 hostmakedepends="python3"