diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
index 143bc805dec..3b9e600dcdb 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/flashrom/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, libftdi, pciutils }:
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, fetchurl
+, meson
+, ninja
+, pkgconfig
+, libftdi1
+, libusb1
+, pciutils
+}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "flashrom";
@@ -9,23 +18,16 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "0ax4kqnh7kd3z120ypgp73qy1knz47l6qxsqzrfkd97mh5cdky71";
   };
 
-  # Newer versions of libusb deprecate some API flashrom uses.
-  #postPatch = ''
-  #  substituteInPlace Makefile \
-  #    --replace "-Werror" "-Werror -Wno-error=deprecated-declarations -Wno-error=unused-const-variable="
-  #'';
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
-  buildInputs = [ libftdi pciutils ];
-
-  preConfigure = "export PREFIX=$out";
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ meson pkgconfig ninja ];
+  buildInputs = [ libftdi1 libusb1 pciutils ];
 
   meta = with lib; {
     homepage = http://www.flashrom.org;
     description = "Utility for reading, writing, erasing and verifying flash ROM chips";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ funfunctor fpletz ];
-    platforms = with platforms; linux;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
+    # https://github.com/flashrom/flashrom/issues/125
     badPlatforms = [ "aarch64-linux" ];
   };
 }