diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libxxf86misc/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libxxf86misc/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e3ca3584195e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libxxf86misc/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  stdenv,
+  fetchurl,
+  pkg-config,
+  xorgproto,
+  libx11,
+  libxext,
+  writeScript,
+  testers,
+}:
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "libxxf86misc";
+  version = "1.0.4";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXxf86misc-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.bz2";
+    hash = "sha256-qJwD4rDxYjnWeiAxuQA/MbWmhhBrvbPHl/uIrkcq84A=";
+  };
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    xorgproto
+    libx11
+    libxext
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [ xorgproto ];
+
+  configureFlags = lib.optional (
+    stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform
+  ) "--enable-malloc0returnsnull";
+
+  passthru = {
+    updateScript = writeScript "update-${finalAttrs.pname}" ''
+      #!/usr/bin/env nix-shell
+      #!nix-shell -i bash -p common-updater-scripts
+      version="$(list-directory-versions --pname libXxf86misc \
+        --url https://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/lib/ \
+        | sort -V | tail -n1)"
+      update-source-version ${finalAttrs.pname} "$version"
+    '';
+    tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Extension library for the XFree86-Misc X extension";
+    homepage = "https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxxf86misc";
+    license = lib.licenses.x11;
+    maintainers = [ ];
+    pkgConfigModules = [ "xxf86misc" ];
+    platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
+  };
+})
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
index ba9ff1a2fe85..d181d5478747 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/default.nix
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
   libxv,
   libxvmc,
   libxxf86dga,
+  libxxf86misc,
   lndir,
   luit,
   makedepend,
@@ -103,6 +104,7 @@ self: with self; {
   libXv = libxv;
   libXvMC = libxvmc;
   libXxf86dga = libxxf86dga;
+  libXxf86misc = libxxf86misc;
   utilmacros = util-macros;
   xcbproto = xcb-proto;
   xkeyboardconfig = xkeyboard-config;
@@ -2549,44 +2551,6 @@ self: with self; {
     })
   ) { };
 
-  # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
-  libXxf86misc = callPackage (
-    {
-      stdenv,
-      pkg-config,
-      fetchurl,
-      libX11,
-      libXext,
-      xorgproto,
-      testers,
-    }:
-    stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
-      pname = "libXxf86misc";
-      version = "1.0.4";
-      builder = ./builder.sh;
-      src = fetchurl {
-        url = "mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXxf86misc-1.0.4.tar.bz2";
-        sha256 = "107k593sx27vjz3v7gbb223add9i7w0bjc90gbb3jqpin3i07758";
-      };
-      hardeningDisable = [
-        "bindnow"
-        "relro"
-      ];
-      strictDeps = true;
-      nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
-      buildInputs = [
-        libX11
-        libXext
-        xorgproto
-      ];
-      passthru.tests.pkg-config = testers.testMetaPkgConfig finalAttrs.finalPackage;
-      meta = {
-        pkgConfigModules = [ "xxf86misc" ];
-        platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
-      };
-    })
-  ) { };
-
   # THIS IS A GENERATED FILE.  DO NOT EDIT!
   libXxf86vm = callPackage (
     {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
index 2abdeed8941c..ed23189983a9 100755
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/generate-expr-from-tarballs.pl
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ $pcMap{"xv"} = "libXv";
 $pcMap{"xvmc"} = "libXvMC";
 $pcMap{"xvmc-wrapper"} = "libXvMC";
 $pcMap{"xxf86dga"} = "libXxf86dga";
+$pcMap{"xxf86misc"} = "libXxf86misc";
 $pcMap{"\$PIXMAN"} = "pixman";
 $pcMap{"\$RENDERPROTO"} = "xorgproto";
 $pcMap{"\$DRI3PROTO"} = "xorgproto";
@@ -322,6 +323,7 @@ print OUT <<EOF;
   libxv,
   libxvmc,
   libxxf86dga,
+  libxxf86misc,
   lndir,
   luit,
   makedepend,
@@ -399,6 +401,7 @@ self: with self; {
   libXv = libxv;
   libXvMC = libxvmc;
   libXxf86dga = libxxf86dga;
+  libXxf86misc = libxxf86misc;
   utilmacros = util-macros;
   xcbproto = xcb-proto;
   xkeyboardconfig = xkeyboard-config;
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
index a0a62fe8f69e..45733f913840 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/overrides.nix
@@ -173,9 +173,6 @@ self: super:
     ];
     configureFlags = attrs.configureFlags or [ ] ++ malloc0ReturnsNullCrossFlag;
   });
-  libXxf86misc = super.libXxf86misc.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
-    configureFlags = attrs.configureFlags or [ ] ++ malloc0ReturnsNullCrossFlag;
-  });
   libWindowsWM = super.libWindowsWM.overrideAttrs (attrs: {
     configureFlags = attrs.configureFlags or [ ] ++ malloc0ReturnsNullCrossFlag;
   });
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
index f41dea443290..d4aa7f36d8f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
+++ b/pkgs/servers/x11/xorg/tarballs.list
@@ -163,7 +163,6 @@ mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libxshmfence-1.3.3.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXTrap-1.0.1.tar.bz2
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXt-1.3.1.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXtst-1.2.5.tar.xz
-mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXxf86misc-1.0.4.tar.bz2
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/libXxf86vm-1.1.6.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/lib/xcb-util-cursor-0.1.5.tar.xz
 mirror://xorg/individual/xserver/xorg-server-21.1.18.tar.xz