diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/0002-tests-erase-parenthesize-braced-initializer.patch b/pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/0002-tests-erase-parenthesize-braced-initializer.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index fdad7832431b..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/0002-tests-erase-parenthesize-braced-initializer.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-From ba84c4aba56420315973026288e7b336006336a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: edef <edef@edef.eu>
-Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:14:37 +0000
-Subject: [PATCH] tests/erase: parenthesize braced initializer
-
-memcpy is a macro on Darwin, and thus requires braced initializer lists
-to be parenthesized.
----
- tests/erase_func_algo.c | 8 ++++----
- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/tests/erase_func_algo.c b/tests/erase_func_algo.c
-index 576923f8..b13ee70c 100644
---- a/tests/erase_func_algo.c
-+++ b/tests/erase_func_algo.c
-@@ -1233,13 +1233,13 @@ static void erase_unwritable_regions_skipflag_on_test_success(void **state)
- 
- 	// This test needs special block erase to emulate protected regions.
- 	memcpy(g_test_erase_injector,
--		(erasefunc_t *const[]){
-+		((erasefunc_t *const[]){
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_1,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_2,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_3,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_4,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_5,
--		},
-+		}),
- 		sizeof(g_test_erase_injector)
- 	);
- 
-@@ -1322,13 +1322,13 @@ static void write_unwritable_regions_skipflag_on_test_success(void **state) {
- 
- 	// This test needs special block erase to emulate protected regions.
- 	memcpy(g_test_erase_injector,
--		(erasefunc_t *const[]){
-+		((erasefunc_t *const[]){
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_1,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_2,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_3,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_4,
- 			block_erase_chip_with_protected_region_5,
--		},
-+		}),
- 		sizeof(g_test_erase_injector)
- 	);
- 
--- 
-2.45.2
-
diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/package.nix
index 75404ada546d..100cd76fc6b9 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/fl/flashrom/package.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   libftdi1,
   libjaylink,
   libusb1,
+  openssl,
   meson,
   ninja,
   pciutils,
@@ -17,24 +18,21 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "flashrom";
-  version = "1.4.0";
+  version = "1.5.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://download.flashrom.org/releases/flashrom-${version}.tar.xz";
-    hash = "sha256-rX7htJI5xvtPj1XjZwb81zFDXbGkvS+rPYDx9yUIzO4=";
+    url = "https://download.flashrom.org/releases/flashrom-v${version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-H5NLB27UnqziA2Vewkn8eGGmuOh/5K73MuR7bkhbYpM=";
   };
 
-  patches =
-    [
-      # Release notes for 1.4.0 state that Promontory chipsets are unsupported, and that attempting to read flash on those systems may crash the system.
-      # The patch that removes this (broken) support only made it into the 1.3.0 release, seemingly by mistake, and the relevant code has been essentially untouched since.
-      # We cherry-pick the upstream patch from 1.3.0, though amended to reference the relevant bug in the error message, rather than requesting the user email upstream.
-      # https://ticket.coreboot.org/issues/370
-      # https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/68824
-      ./0001-sb600spi.c-Drop-Promontory-support.patch
-    ]
-    # Darwin's memcpy is a macro, and requires braced initializer lists to be parenthesized
-    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin ./0002-tests-erase-parenthesize-braced-initializer.patch;
+  patches = [
+    # Release notes for 1.4.0 state that Promontory chipsets are unsupported, and that attempting to read flash on those systems may crash the system.
+    # The patch that removes this (broken) support only made it into the 1.3.0 release, seemingly by mistake, and the relevant code has been essentially untouched since.
+    # We cherry-pick the upstream patch from 1.3.0, though amended to reference the relevant bug in the error message, rather than requesting the user email upstream.
+    # https://ticket.coreboot.org/issues/370
+    # https://review.coreboot.org/c/flashrom/+/68824
+    ./0001-sb600spi.c-Drop-Promontory-support.patch
+  ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     meson
@@ -45,11 +43,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ];
   buildInputs =
     [
+      openssl
       cmocka
       libftdi1
       libusb1
     ]
-    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.isDarwin) [ pciutils ]
+    ++ lib.optionals (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin) [ pciutils ]
     ++ lib.optional jlinkSupport libjaylink;
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -57,6 +56,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       --replace 'GROUP="plugdev"' 'TAG+="uaccess", TAG+="udev-acl"'
   '';
 
+  mesonFlags = [
+    (lib.mesonOption "programmer" "auto")
+    (lib.mesonEnable "man-pages" true)
+    (lib.mesonEnable "tests" (!stdenv.buildPlatform.isDarwin))
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
+
   postInstall = ''
     install -Dm644 $NIX_BUILD_TOP/$sourceRoot/util/flashrom_udev.rules $out/lib/udev/rules.d/flashrom.rules
   '';