diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
index a0ca97a580ff..6b001ce85ae6 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/ardour/default.nix
@@ -14,15 +14,19 @@
 , fftw
 , fftwSinglePrec
 , flac
+, fluidsynth
 , glibc
 , glibmm
 , graphviz
 , gtkmm2
 , harvid
+, hidapi
 , itstool
+, kissfft
 , libarchive
 , libjack2
 , liblo
+, libltc
 , libogg
 , libpulseaudio
 , librdf_raptor
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@
 , perl
 , pkg-config
 , python3
+, qm-dsp
 , readline
 , rubberband
 , serd
@@ -59,14 +64,14 @@
 }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "ardour";
-  version = "8.0";
+  version = "8.1";
 
   # We can't use `fetchFromGitea` here, as attempting to fetch release archives from git.ardour.org
   # result in an empty archive. See https://tracker.ardour.org/view.php?id=7328 for more info.
   src = fetchgit {
     url = "git://git.ardour.org/ardour/ardour.git";
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-ZL8aTq2OsCWwLUUx5XYbH4eRN+Xz+oMAj9IS07RfTag=";
+    hash = "sha256-T1o1E5+974dNUwEFW/Pw0RzbGifva2FdJPrCusWMk0E=";
   };
 
   bundledContent = fetchzip {
@@ -116,12 +121,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     fftw
     fftwSinglePrec
     flac
+    fluidsynth
     glibmm
     gtkmm2
+    hidapi
     itstool
+    kissfft
     libarchive
     libjack2
     liblo
+    libltc
     libogg
     libpulseaudio
     librdf_raptor
@@ -140,6 +149,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     pango
     perl
     python3
+    qm-dsp
     readline
     rubberband
     serd
@@ -159,9 +169,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--ptformat"
     "--run-tests"
     "--test"
+    "--use-external-libs"
   ] ++ lib.optional optimize "--optimize";
-  # removed because it fixes https://tracker.ardour.org/view.php?id=8161 and https://tracker.ardour.org/view.php?id=8437
-  # "--use-external-libs"
 
   postInstall = ''
     # wscript does not install these for some reason
@@ -198,7 +207,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     homepage = "https://ardour.org/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    mainProgram = "ardour7";
+    mainProgram = "ardour8";
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ goibhniu magnetophon mitchmindtree ];
   };
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix
index 59f7d169291b..01a3933fe2b3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/audio/qm-dsp/default.nix
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "LIBDIR=${placeholder "out"}/lib"
   ];
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    mv $out/include/qm-dsp/* $out/include
+    rmdir $out/include/qm-dsp
+  '';
+
   env.NIX_CFLAGS_COMPILE = "-I${kissfft}/include/kissfft";
 
   meta = with lib; {