diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
index 530d0f8f7ab6..a5a9e2e8bb87 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/me/menulibre/package.nix
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
   nix-update-script,
   testers,
   menulibre,
+  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
 }:
 
 python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "bluesabre";
     repo = "menulibre";
-    rev = "menulibre-${version}";
+    tag = "menulibre-${version}";
     hash = "sha256-IfsuOYP/H3r1GDWMVVSBfYvQS+01VJaAlZu+c05geWg=";
   };
 
@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
     intltool
     gobject-introspection
     wrapGAppsHook3
+    writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
   ];
 
   postPatch = ''
@@ -43,10 +45,6 @@ python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
       --replace-fail 'update_desktop_file(desktop_file, script_path)' ""
   '';
 
-  preBuild = ''
-    export HOME=$TMPDIR
-  '';
-
   passthru = {
     updateScript = nix-update-script { };
     tests.version = testers.testVersion {