diff --git a/package/python-matplotlib/Config.in b/package/python-matplotlib/Config.in
index b3d84e2b43..13894004aa 100644
--- a/package/python-matplotlib/Config.in
+++ b/package/python-matplotlib/Config.in
@@ -13,8 +13,10 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYBIND
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_SETUPTOOLS # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_DATEUTIL # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_FONTTOOLS # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_KIWISOLVER # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_NUMPY # runtime
+	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PACKAGING # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PILLOW # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_PYPARSING # runtime
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON3_ZLIB # runtime
diff --git a/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.hash b/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.hash
index c2fb907e2c..2882997b8a 100644
--- a/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.hash
+++ b/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/matplotlib/json
-md5  72896b8c240903ebddc47be6451d813b  matplotlib-3.8.2.tar.gz
-sha256  01a978b871b881ee76017152f1f1a0cbf6bd5f7b8ff8c96df0df1bd57d8755a1  matplotlib-3.8.2.tar.gz
+md5  bb92dfd3c1e9c816100b91008be5e300  matplotlib-3.9.2.tar.gz
+sha256  96ab43906269ca64a6366934106fa01534454a69e471b7bf3d79083981aaab92  matplotlib-3.9.2.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  5a1a81ea301728c8bba2933da832c0cd62229daf20893a024ab3d53244468dbc  LICENSE/LICENSE
diff --git a/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.mk b/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.mk
index 5f5d53172e..7312d2b1ec 100644
--- a/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.mk
+++ b/package/python-matplotlib/python-matplotlib.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_VERSION = 3.8.2
+PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_VERSION = 3.9.2
 PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_SOURCE = matplotlib-$(PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/fb/ab/38a0e94cb01dacb50f06957c2bed1c83b8f9dac6618988a37b2487862944
+PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9e/d8/3d7f706c69e024d4287c1110d74f7dabac91d9843b99eadc90de9efc8869
 PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_LICENSE = Python-2.0
 PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE/LICENSE
 PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_DEPENDENCIES = \
@@ -19,16 +19,16 @@ PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_DEPENDENCIES = \
 	python-cycler \
 	python-pybind \
 	qhull
-PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
-PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_BUILD_OPTS = --skip-dependency-check
+PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-Dmacosx=false \
+	-Dsystem-freetype=true \
+	-Dsystem-qhull=true
+PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_CONF_ENV += \
+	_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME=$(PKG_PYTHON_SYSCONFIGDATA_NAME) \
+	PYTHONPATH=$(PYTHON3_PATH)
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_QT),y)
 PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_DEPENDENCIES += python-pyqt5
 endif
 
-define PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_COPY_SETUP_CFG
-	cp $(PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_PKGDIR)/setup.cfg $(@D)/mplsetup.cfg
-endef
-PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_PRE_CONFIGURE_HOOKS += PYTHON_MATPLOTLIB_COPY_SETUP_CFG
-
-$(eval $(python-package))
+$(eval $(meson-package))
diff --git a/package/python-matplotlib/setup.cfg b/package/python-matplotlib/setup.cfg
deleted file mode 100644
index 4bda0d4376..0000000000
--- a/package/python-matplotlib/setup.cfg
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-[libs]
-# Disable LTO to prevent the following error:
-# Relocation R_AARCH64_ADR_PREL_PG_HI21 against symbol `_ZSt3hexRSt8ios_base'
-# which may bind externally can not be used when making a shared object;
-# recompile with -fPIC
-enable_lto = False
-
-# Freetype and qhull are provided by Buildroot
-system_freetype = True
-system_qhull = True