diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/aubio/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/aubio/default.nix
index 6702eb91c9b1..a3e4a120e9ad 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/aubio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/aubio/default.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 { lib, stdenv, fetchurl, alsa-lib, fftw, libjack2, libsamplerate
-, libsndfile, pkg-config, python3, wafHook
+, libsndfile, pkg-config, python311, wafHook
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "1npks71ljc48w6858l9bq30kaf5nph8z0v61jkfb70xb9np850nl";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config python3 wafHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config python311 wafHook ];
   buildInputs = [ alsa-lib fftw libjack2 libsamplerate libsndfile ];
 
   strictDeps = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/suil/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/suil/default.nix
index 6214b65189d3..df63737474eb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/suil/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/suil/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,68 @@
-{ stdenv, lib, fetchurl, gtk2, lv2, pkg-config, python3, serd, sord, sratom
-, wafHook
-, withQt5 ? true, qt5 ? null
+{
+  stdenv,
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
+
+  # build time
+  pkg-config,
+  meson,
+  ninja,
+
+  # runtime
+  lv2,
+
+  # options
+  withGtk2 ? false,
+  gtk2,
+  withGtk3 ? true,
+  gtk3,
+  withQt5 ? true,
+  qt5,
+  withX11 ? !stdenv.isDarwin,
 }:
 
+let
+  inherit (lib) mesonEnable;
+in
+
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "suil";
-  version = "0.10.6";
+  version = "0.10.20";
 
-  src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://download.drobilla.net/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0z4v01pjw4wh65x38w6icn28wdwxz13ayl8hvn4p1g9kmamp1z06";
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    owner = "lv2";
+    repo = "suil";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-rP8tq+zmHrAZeuNttakPPfraFXNvnwqbhtt+LtTNV/k=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config wafHook python3 ];
-  buildInputs = [ gtk2 lv2 serd sord sratom ]
-    ++ lib.optionals withQt5 (with qt5; [ qtbase qttools ]);
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    meson
+    ninja
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
+  mesonFlags = [
+    # docs require sphinxygen
+    (mesonEnable "docs" false)
+    (mesonEnable "gtk2" withGtk2)
+    (mesonEnable "gtk3" withGtk3)
+    (mesonEnable "qt5" withQt5)
+    (mesonEnable "x11" withX11)
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs =
+    [ lv2 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals withGtk2 [ gtk2 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals withGtk3 [ gtk3 ]
+    ++ lib.optionals withQt5 (
+      with qt5;
+      [
+        qtbase
+        qttools
+      ]
+      ++ lib.optionals withX11 [ qtx11extras ]
+    );
 
   dontWrapQtApps = true;