diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/sv/svxlink/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/sv/svxlink/package.nix
index b83751ef2a77..c26357a8ffb1 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/sv/svxlink/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/sv/svxlink/package.nix
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
   cmake,
   pkg-config,
   fetchFromGitHub,
-  makeDesktopItem,
   alsa-lib,
   speex,
   libopus,
   curl,
   gsm,
   libgcrypt,
+  libgpiod_1,
   libsigcxx,
   popt,
   qt5,
@@ -21,46 +21,33 @@
   jsoncpp,
 }:
 
-let
-  desktopItem = makeDesktopItem rec {
-    name = "Qtel";
-    exec = "qtel";
-    icon = "qtel";
-    desktopName = name;
-    genericName = "EchoLink Client";
-    categories = [
-      "HamRadio"
-      "Qt"
-      "Network"
-    ];
-  };
-
-in
-stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "svxlink";
   version = "25.05.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "sm0svx";
     repo = "svxlink";
-    tag = version;
+    tag = finalAttrs.version;
     hash = "sha256-OyAR/6heGX6J53p6x+ZPXY6nzSv22umMTg0ISlWcjp8=";
   };
 
+  sourceRoot = "${finalAttrs.src.name}/src";
+
   cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DDO_INSTALL_CHOWN=NO"
-    "-DRTLSDR_LIBRARIES=${rtl-sdr}/lib/librtlsdr.so"
-    "-DRTLSDR_INCLUDE_DIRS=${rtl-sdr}/include"
-    "../src"
+    (lib.cmakeBool "DO_INSTALL_CHOWN" false)
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "RTLSDR_LIBRARIES" "${rtl-sdr}/lib/librtlsdr.so")
+    (lib.cmakeFeature "RTLSDR_INCLUDE_DIRS" "${rtl-sdr}/include")
   ];
 
   dontWrapQtApps = true;
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
     cmake
-    pkg-config
     doxygen
     groff
+    pkg-config
+    qt5.qttools
     qt5.wrapQtAppsHook
   ];
 
@@ -68,21 +55,19 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     alsa-lib
     curl
     gsm
+    jsoncpp
     libgcrypt
-    libsigcxx
+    libgpiod_1
     libopus
+    libsigcxx
     popt
     qt5.qtbase
-    qt5.qttools
     rtl-sdr
     speex
     tcl
-    jsoncpp
   ];
 
   postInstall = ''
-    rm -rf $out/share/applications
-    ln -s ${desktopItem}/share/applications $out/share/applications
     wrapQtApp $out/bin/qtel
   '';
 
@@ -92,9 +77,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       Advanced repeater controller and EchoLink software for Linux including a
       GUI, Qtel - The Qt EchoLink client
     '';
-    homepage = "http://www.svxlink.org/";
-    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2 ];
+    homepage = "https://www.svxlink.org/";
+    license = with lib.licenses; [ gpl2Plus ];
     maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ zaninime ];
     platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
   };
-}
+})