diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
index a0923668d..00bb340a2 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/assorted.nix
@@ -367,7 +367,7 @@ in
       # "tdesktop"  # broken on phosh
       # "tokodon"
       "tuba"  # mastodon/pleroma client (stores pw in keyring)
-      # "v4l-utils"  # for `media-ctl`; to debug cameras: <https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone)#Cameras> (2025/07/16: disabled because broken cross build)
+      # "v4l-utils"  # for `media-ctl`; to debug cameras: <https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/PINE64_PinePhone_(pine64-pinephone)#Cameras>
       "video-trimmer"
       "vulkan-tools"  # vulkaninfo
       # "whalebird"  # pleroma client (Electron). input is broken on phosh.
@@ -874,9 +874,9 @@ in
 
     meson = {};
 
-    millipixels.packageUnwrapped = pkgs.millipixels.override {
-      v4l-utils = config.sane.programs.v4l-utils.packageUnwrapped;  # necessary for cross compilation
-    };
+    # millipixels.packageUnwrapped = pkgs.millipixels.override {
+    #   v4l-utils = config.sane.programs.v4l-utils.packageUnwrapped;  # necessary for cross compilation
+    # };
     millipixels.sandbox.method = null;  #< TODO: sandbox
 
     # actual monero blockchain (not wallet/etc; safe to delete, just slow to regenerate)
diff --git a/hosts/common/programs/v4l-utils.nix b/hosts/common/programs/v4l-utils.nix
index 01554bdbc..85c3d3c54 100644
--- a/hosts/common/programs/v4l-utils.nix
+++ b/hosts/common/programs/v4l-utils.nix
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 # - `v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video1 --all` (front camera?)
 # - `v4l2-ctl -d /dev/video2 --all` (rear camera?)
 # - `v4l2-ctl --list-ctrls-menus -d /dev/video1` (show rotation/flips)
-{ pkgs, ... }:
+{ ... }:
 {
   sane.programs.v4l-utils = {
-    packageUnwrapped = pkgs.v4l-utils.override {
-      withGUI = false;  #< XXX(2024-09-09): gui does not cross compile due to qtbase / wrapQtAppsHook
-    };
+    # packageUnwrapped = pkgs.v4l-utils.override {
+    #   # XXX(2024-09-09): gui does not cross compile due to qtbase / wrapQtAppsHook
+    #   # XXX(2025-08-06): v4l-utils cross compiles, thanks to <https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/429900>
+    #   withGUI = false;
+    # };
     sandbox.method = null;  #< TODO: sandbox
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix b/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix
index 1847aeeb0..f341eb7f7 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/nixpkgs-bootstrap/patches.nix
@@ -45,6 +45,12 @@ in
 
   # TODO: enable, once i can tolerate a mass rebuild
   # (fetchpatch' {
+  #   # 2025-08-06: merged into staging
+  #   name = "v4l-utils: fix cross-compilation";
+  #   prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/429900";
+  #   hash = "sha256-oH9jTG38mWpjwf/LH3MTCrBm2NC4WTRPki2mUhCc5WQ=";
+  # })
+  # (fetchpatch' {
   #   name = "libpcap: enable dbus, rdma, bluetooth features";
   #   prUrl = "https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/pull/429225";
   #   hash = "sha256-cALgj+7eXd3H4WAmW6CIcxWRC3D4PoY2PWNsDxK+G9g=";