diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/default.nix
index 2d7f6b456c4b..64992a9b5ee8 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/default.nix
@@ -2,20 +2,22 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libstrangle";
-  version = "0.1.1";
+  version = "unstable-202202022";
 
   buildInputs = [ libGL libX11 ];
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     owner = "torkel104";
     repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "135icr544w5ynlxfnxqgjn794bsm9i703rh9jfnracjb7jgnha4w";
+    rev = "0273e318e3b0cc759155db8729ad74266b74cb9b";
+    sha256 = "sha256-h10QA7m7hIQHq1g/vCYuZsFR2NVbtWBB46V6OWP5wgM=";
   };
 
   makeFlags = [ "prefix=" "DESTDIR=$(out)" ];
 
-  patches = [ ./nixos.patch ];
+  patches = [
+      ./nixos.patch
+  ];
 
   postPatch = ''
     substituteAllInPlace src/strangle.sh
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/nixos.patch b/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/nixos.patch
index 05364028e3e7..c23a76f4e202 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/nixos.patch
+++ b/pkgs/tools/X11/libstrangle/nixos.patch
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ diff --git a/makefile b/makefile
  
 -install-ld: ld
 -	install -m 0644 -D -T $(BUILDDIR)/libstrangle.conf $(DESTDIR)/etc/ld.so.conf.d/libstrangle.conf
--	ldconfig
+-	if [ -z "$(DESTDIR)" ]; then ldconfig; fi
 -
  install-32: 32-bit
  	install -m 0755 -D -T $(BUILDDIR)/libstrangle32.so $(DESTDIR)$(LIB32_PATH)/libstrangle.so