diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/hook.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/hook.nix
index 0c099a4c0d11..e01309b258b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/hook.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/zig/hook.nix
@@ -32,7 +32,9 @@ makeSetupHook {
     zig_default_flags =
       let
         releaseType =
-          if lib.versionAtLeast zig.version "0.11" then
+          if lib.versionAtLeast zig.version "0.12" then
+            "--release=safe"
+          else if lib.versionAtLeast zig.version "0.11" then
             "-Doptimize=ReleaseSafe"
           else
             "-Drelease-safe=true";
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
index 47a1365b5367..d4bdbeacc929 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/ncdu/default.nix
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 , stdenv
 , fetchurl
 , ncurses
-, zig_0_11
+, zig
 , installShellFiles
 , testers
 , pie ? stdenv.isDarwin
@@ -10,15 +10,15 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "ncdu";
-  version = "2.3";
+  version = "2.4";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://dev.yorhel.nl/download/ncdu-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-u84dHHDxJHZxvk6iE12MUs0ppwivXtYs7Np9xqgACjw=";
+    hash = "sha256-Sj0AAjCc9qfOp5GTjayb7N7OTVKdDW3I2RtztOaFVQk=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    zig_0_11.hook
+    zig.hook
     installShellFiles
   ];
 
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
     changelog = "https://dev.yorhel.nl/ncdu/changes2";
     license = lib.licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ pSub rodrgz ];
-    inherit (zig_0_11.meta) platforms;
+    inherit (zig.meta) platforms;
     mainProgram = "ncdu";
   };
 })
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 969c7003fd78..a2f49bd9d1f8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -33548,7 +33548,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   netcoredbg = callPackage ../development/tools/misc/netcoredbg { };
 
-  ncdu = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu { };
+  ncdu = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu {
+    zig = zig_0_12;
+  };
 
   ncdu_1 = callPackage ../tools/misc/ncdu/1.nix { };