diff --git a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
index 10f69f3a744a..a1aed8c4e917 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/virtualisation/qemu-vm.nix
@@ -143,6 +143,7 @@ let
           --transform 'flags=rSh;s|/nix/store/||' \
           --files-from ${hostPkgs.closureInfo { rootPaths = [ config.system.build.toplevel regInfo ]; }}/store-paths \
           | ${hostPkgs.erofs-utils}/bin/mkfs.erofs \
+            --quiet \
             --force-uid=0 \
             --force-gid=0 \
             -L ${nixStoreFilesystemLabel} \
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/erofs-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/erofs-utils/default.nix
index 5346403fa0e0..3946523ccb10 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/filesystems/erofs-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/filesystems/erofs-utils/default.nix
@@ -1,29 +1,50 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, autoreconfHook, pkg-config, fuse, util-linux, lz4, xz, zlib, libselinux
-, fuseSupport ? stdenv.isLinux
-, selinuxSupport ? false
-, lzmaSupport ? false
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  autoreconfHook,
+  pkg-config,
+  fuse,
+  util-linux,
+  lz4,
+  xz,
+  zlib,
+  libselinux,
+  fuseSupport ? stdenv.isLinux,
+  selinuxSupport ? false,
+  lzmaSupport ? false,
 }:
 
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "erofs-utils";
-  version = "1.7.1";
-  outputs = [ "out" "man" ];
+  version = "1.8.1";
+  outputs = [
+    "out"
+    "man"
+  ];
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url =
-      "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs-utils.git/snapshot/erofs-utils-${version}.tar.gz";
-    hash = "sha256-GWCD1j5eIx+1eZ586GqUS7ylZNqrzj3pIlqKyp3K/xU=";
+    url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs-utils.git/snapshot/erofs-utils-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.gz";
+    hash = "sha256-Xb97SS92gkYrl6dxIdQ8p2Cc2Q5l+MlpMa78ggpvDaM=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
-  buildInputs = [ util-linux lz4 zlib ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    autoreconfHook
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+  buildInputs =
+    [
+      util-linux
+      lz4
+      zlib
+    ]
     ++ lib.optionals fuseSupport [ fuse ]
     ++ lib.optionals selinuxSupport [ libselinux ]
     ++ lib.optionals lzmaSupport [ xz ];
 
-  configureFlags = [
-    "MAX_BLOCK_SIZE=4096"
-  ] ++ lib.optional fuseSupport "--enable-fuse"
+  configureFlags =
+    [ "MAX_BLOCK_SIZE=4096" ]
+    ++ lib.optional fuseSupport "--enable-fuse"
     ++ lib.optional selinuxSupport "--with-selinux"
     ++ lib.optional lzmaSupport "--enable-lzma";
 
@@ -32,7 +53,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     description = "Userspace utilities for linux-erofs file system";
     changelog = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xiang/erofs-utils.git/tree/ChangeLog?h=v${version}";
     license = with licenses; [ gpl2Plus ];
-    maintainers = with maintainers; [ ehmry nikstur ];
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [
+      ehmry
+      nikstur
+      jmbaur
+    ];
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };
-}
+})