diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8821cu/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8821cu/default.nix
index 8e8bbf421bff..de0d76316dc0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8821cu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl8821cu/default.nix
@@ -9,13 +9,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   pname = "rtl8821cu";
-  version = "${kernel.version}-unstable-2025-05-08";
+  version = "${kernel.version}-unstable-2025-10-09";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "morrownr";
     repo = "8821cu-20210916";
-    rev = "d74134a1c68f59f2b80cdd6c6afb8c1a8a687cbf";
-    hash = "sha256-ExT7ONQeejFoMwUUXKua7wMnRi+3IYayLmlWIEWteK4=";
+    rev = "3d1fcf4bc838542ceb03b0b4e9e40600720cf6ae";
+    hash = "sha256-N22f4TOPyGIROcmkiUtPgOASVEbbSqsyOKMZTQpqjLs=";
   };
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  meta = with lib; {
+  meta = {
     description = "Realtek rtl8821cu driver";
     homepage = "https://github.com/morrownr/8821cu-20210916";
-    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = [ maintainers.contrun ];
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl2Only;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ contrun ];
   };
 }