diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmodmap/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmodmap/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..eb6e40c439a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmodmap/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  pkg-config,
+  libx11,
+  xorgproto,
+  writeScript,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "xmodmap";
+  version = "1.0.11";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://xorg/individual/app/xmodmap-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-mi+BaPewvDgoKIR0A5Astr8XXhdlizYYnqyH7dqHfoE=";
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    libx11
+    xorgproto
+  ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = writeScript "update-${finalAttrs.pname}" ''
+      #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+      #!nix-shell -i bash -p common-updater-scripts
+      version="$(list-directory-versions --pname ${finalAttrs.pname} \
+        --url https://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app/ \
+        | sort -V | tail -n1)"
+      update-source-version ${finalAttrs.pname} "$version"
+    '';
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Utility for modifying keymaps and pointer button mappings in X";
+    longDescription = ''
+      The xmodmap program is used to edit and display the keyboard modifier map and keymap table
+      that are used by client applications to convert event keycodes into keysyms. It is usually run
+      from the user's session startup script to configure the keyboard according to personal tastes.
+    '';
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/app/xmodmap";
+    license = with lib.licenses; [
+      mit
+      mitOpenGroup
+    ];
+    mainProgram = "xmodmap";
+    maintainers = [ ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index 017cd8bb0dbe..21ed856105e8 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
   xlsatoms,
   xlsclients,
   xlsfonts,
+  xmodmap,
   xorg-cf-files,
   xorg-docs,
   xorgproto,
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ self: with self; {
     xlsatoms
     xlsclients
     xlsfonts
+    xmodmap
     xorgproto
     xtrans
     ;
@@ -6970,42 +6972,6 @@ self: with self; {
     })
   ) { };
 
-  # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
-  xmodmap = callPackage (
-    {
-      stdenv,
-      pkg-config,
-      fetchurl,
-      libX11,
-      xorgproto,
-      testers,
-    }:
-    stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-      pname = "xmodmap";
-      version = "1.0.11";
-      builder = ./builder.sh;
-      src = fetchurl {
-        url = "mirror://xorg/individual/app/xmodmap-1.0.11.tar.xz";
-        sha256 = "10byhzdfv1xckqc3d2v52xg1ggxn5j806x4450l3ig5hyxl82bws";
-      };
-      hardeningDisable = [
-        "bindnow"
-        "relro"
-      ];
-      strictDeps = true;
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-      buildInputs = [
-        libX11
-        xorgproto
-      ];
-      passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
-      meta = {
-        pkgConfigModules = [ ];
-        platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-      };
-    })
-  ) { };
-
   # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
   xmore = callPackage (
     {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
index fa63c30ba271..0b4c15925a56 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ print OUT <<EOF;
   xlsatoms,
   xlsclients,
   xlsfonts,
+  xmodmap,
   xorg-cf-files,
   xorg-docs,
   xorgproto,
@@ -340,6 +341,7 @@ self: with self; {
     xlsatoms
     xlsclients
     xlsfonts
+    xmodmap
     xorgproto
     xtrans
     ;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index bbfae0e14642..067b94155359 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -1193,7 +1193,6 @@ self: super:
   xload = addMainProgram super.xload { };
   xmag = addMainProgram super.xmag { };
   xmessage = addMainProgram super.xmessage { };
-  xmodmap = addMainProgram super.xmodmap { };
   xmore = addMainProgram super.xmore { };
 
   xpr = addMainProgram super.xpr { };
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
index 775683d5eb33..e4212757e701 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ mirror://xorg/individual/app/xkill-1.0.6.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xload-1.2.0.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xmag-1.0.8.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xmessage-1.0.7.tar.xz
-mirror://xorg/individual/app/xmodmap-1.0.11.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xmore-1.0.4.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xpr-1.2.0.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/app/xprop-1.2.8.tar.xz