diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libapplewm/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libapplewm/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..82b2ec2a2a6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libapplewm/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchFromGitLab,
+  pkg-config,
+  autoreconfHook,
+  util-macros,
+  xorgproto,
+  libX11,
+  libXext,
+  testers,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "libapplewm";
+  version = "1.4.1-unstable-2021-01-04";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitLab {
+    domain = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
+    owner = "xorg/lib";
+    repo = "libapplewm";
+    rev = "be972ebc3a97292e7d2b2350eff55ae12df99a42";
+    hash = "sha256-NH9YeOEtnEupqpnsMLC21I+LmCOzT7KnfdzNNWqba/Y=";
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+    autoreconfHook
+    util-macros
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    xorgproto
+    libX11
+    libXext
+  ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    # updateScript = # no updatescript since we don't use a tagged release (last one was 14 years ago)
+    tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Xlib-based library for the Apple-WM extension";
+    longDescription = ''
+      AppleWM is a simple library designed to interface with the Apple-WM extension.
+      This extension allows X window managers to better interact with the Mac OS X Aqua user
+      interface when running X11 in a rootless mode.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libapplewm";
+    license = lib.licenses.mit;
+    maintainers = [ ];
+    pkgConfigModules = [ "applewm" ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index 40c84a7e3037..f19a2c418bd7 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
   gccmakedep,
   ico,
   imake,
+  libapplewm,
   libpciaccess,
   libpthread-stubs,
   libx11,
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ self: with self; {
     ;
   fontalias = font-alias;
   fontutil = font-util;
+  libAppleWM = libapplewm;
   libpthreadstubs = libpthread-stubs;
   libX11 = libx11;
   libXau = libxau;
@@ -1699,44 +1701,6 @@ self: with self; {
     })
   ) { };
 
-  # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
-  libAppleWM = callPackage (
-    {
-      stdenv,
-      pkg-config,
-      fetchurl,
-      xorgproto,
-      libX11,
-      libXext,
-      testers,
-    }:
-    stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-      pname = "libAppleWM";
-      version = "be972ebc3a97292e7d2b2350eff55ae12df99a42";
-      builder = ./builder.sh;
-      src = fetchurl {
-        url = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libAppleWM/-/archive/be972ebc3a97292e7d2b2350eff55ae12df99a42/libAppleWM-be972ebc3a97292e7d2b2350eff55ae12df99a42.tar.bz2";
-        sha256 = "1hrq03pahmrbb05r6a7j7m1nxl65wlfi6d2lwm1kvra63q91f9ph";
-      };
-      hardeningDisable = [
-        "bindnow"
-        "relro"
-      ];
-      strictDeps = true;
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-      buildInputs = [
-        xorgproto
-        libX11
-        libXext
-      ];
-      passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
-      meta = {
-        pkgConfigModules = [ "applewm" ];
-        platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-      };
-    })
-  ) { };
-
   # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
   libFS = callPackage (
     {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
index 09d6b18544ba..0ee00e602e6d 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ print OUT <<EOF;
   gccmakedep,
   ico,
   imake,
+  libapplewm,
   libpciaccess,
   libpthread-stubs,
   libx11,
@@ -337,6 +338,7 @@ self: with self; {
     ;
   fontalias = font-alias;
   fontutil = font-util;
+  libAppleWM = libapplewm;
   libpthreadstubs = libpthread-stubs;
   libX11 = libx11;
   libXau = libxau;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index 47732e5f5e77..c2f6abb3e544 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -150,16 +150,6 @@ self: super:
 
   mkfontdir = xorg.mkfontscale;
 
-  libAppleWM = super.libAppleWM.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
-    nativeBuildInputs = attrs.nativeBuildInputs ++ [
-      autoreconfHook
-      xorg.utilmacros
-    ];
-    meta = attrs.meta // {
-      platforms = lib.platforms.darwin;
-    };
-  });
-
   libXtst = super.libXtst.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
     meta = attrs.meta // {
       pkgConfigModules = [ "xtst" ];
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
index 6182b6d065d8..78117765e462 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ mirror://xorg/individual/font/font-sony-misc-1.0.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/font/font-sun-misc-1.0.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/font/font-winitzki-cyrillic-1.0.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/font/font-xfree86-type1-1.0.5.tar.xz
-https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libAppleWM/-/archive/be972ebc3a97292e7d2b2350eff55ae12df99a42/libAppleWM-be972ebc3a97292e7d2b2350eff55ae12df99a42.tar.bz2
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libdmx-1.1.5.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libfontenc-1.1.8.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libFS-1.0.10.tar.xz