diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/mk/mkfontscale/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/mk/mkfontscale/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b3e08ccd754
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/mk/mkfontscale/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  pkg-config,
+  libfontenc,
+  freetype,
+  xorgproto,
+  zlib,
+  writeScript,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "mkfontscale";
+  version = "1.2.3";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://xorg/individual/app/mkfontscale-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-KSHNw0TxrO4EvNbqHilWXBMIJjAG4TSp7jjPnJ1v514=";
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = [
+    libfontenc
+    freetype
+    xorgproto
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = writeScript "update-${finalAttrs.pname}" ''
+      #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+      #!nix-shell -i bash -p common-updater-scripts
+      version="$(list-directory-versions --pname ${finalAttrs.pname} \
+        --url https://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app/ \
+        | sort -V | tail -n1)"
+      update-source-version ${finalAttrs.pname} "$version"
+    '';
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Utilities to create the fonts.scale and fonts.dir index files used by the legacy X11 font system";
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/mkfontscale";
+    license = with lib.licenses; [
+      mit
+      mitOpenGroup
+      hpndSellVariant
+    ];
+    maintainers = [ ];
+    mainProgram = "mkfontscale";
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index df84d66f15b6..e5ecdc734d83 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   lndir,
   luit,
   makedepend,
+  mkfontscale,
   pixman,
   sessreg,
   util-macros,
@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ self: with self; {
     lndir
     luit
     makedepend
+    mkfontscale
     pixman
     sessreg
     xbitmaps
@@ -2966,46 +2968,6 @@ self: with self; {
     })
   ) { };
 
-  # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
-  mkfontscale = callPackage (
-    {
-      stdenv,
-      pkg-config,
-      fetchurl,
-      libfontenc,
-      freetype,
-      xorgproto,
-      zlib,
-      testers,
-    }:
-    stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-      pname = "mkfontscale";
-      version = "1.2.3";
-      builder = ./builder.sh;
-      src = fetchurl {
-        url = "mirror://xorg/individual/app/mkfontscale-1.2.3.tar.xz";
-        sha256 = "0pp7dyfrrkrqxslk9q8660k0h4swaqlixsnnph2fxb7i8k1ws899";
-      };
-      hardeningDisable = [
-        "bindnow"
-        "relro"
-      ];
-      strictDeps = true;
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-      buildInputs = [
-        libfontenc
-        freetype
-        xorgproto
-        zlib
-      ];
-      passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
-      meta = {
-        pkgConfigModules = [ ];
-        platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-      };
-    })
-  ) { };
-
   # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
   oclock = callPackage (
     {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
index 657b686c1bdc..5b127b4e4000 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@ print OUT <<EOF;
   lndir,
   luit,
   makedepend,
+  mkfontscale,
   pixman,
   sessreg,
   util-macros,
@@ -338,6 +339,7 @@ self: with self; {
     lndir
     luit
     makedepend
+    mkfontscale
     pixman
     sessreg
     xbitmaps
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index a71c938347f9..a2c26fc6b0c0 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -462,7 +462,6 @@ self: super:
     };
   });
 
-  mkfontscale = addMainProgram super.mkfontscale { };
   oclock = addMainProgram super.oclock { };
   smproxy = addMainProgram super.smproxy { };
   transset = addMainProgram super.transset { };
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
index 73c4a1b97574..875b562b8b3d 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ mirror://xorg/individual/app/editres-1.0.9.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/fonttosfnt-1.2.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/iceauth-1.0.10.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/listres-1.0.6.tar.xz
-mirror://xorg/individual/app/mkfontscale-1.2.3.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/oclock-1.0.6.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/setxkbmap-1.3.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/smproxy-1.0.8.tar.xz