diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdevplus/0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdevplus/0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2635d6ab829
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdevplus/0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+From 7f208aaf21aa468013fc41e67c32f6a6c8c08249 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jappie Klooster <jappieklooster@hotmail.com>
+Date: Fri, 2 Apr 2021 16:01:05 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] Add cmake install directives
+
+To make nix builds work, it expect a make install command to
+be available.
+Adding these directives seems to fix the build.
+
+If it's no trouble to you, please add them.
+---
+ CMakeLists.txt | 9 ++++++++-
+ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index f9db618..425d391 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -4,10 +4,17 @@ project(libevdevPlus)
+ set(SOURCE_FILES
+         evdevPlus.cpp evdevPlus.hpp CommonIncludes.hpp InputEvent.hpp Resource.cpp)
+ 
++include(GNUInstallDirs)
++
+ add_library(evdevPlus ${SOURCE_FILES})
+ target_include_directories(evdevPlus PUBLIC .)
+ 
+ add_executable(evdevPlus_test test.cpp)
+ target_link_libraries(evdevPlus_test evdevPlus)
+ 
+-configure_file(evdevPlus.pc.in evdevPlus.pc @ONLY)
+\ No newline at end of file
++configure_file(evdevPlus.pc.in evdevPlus.pc @ONLY)
++
++install(TARGETS evdevPlus
++        LIBRARY DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR})
++install(FILES evdevPlus.hpp CommonIncludes.hpp InputEvent.hpp
++        DESTINATION include/)
+-- 
+2.29.2
+
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdevplus/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdevplus/default.nix
index 66c5f1b0696..11d644cd90d 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdevplus/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdevplus/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,17 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libevdevplus";
-  version = "unstable-2019-10-01";
+  version = "unstable-2021-04-02";
+
+  # adds missing cmake install directives
+  # https://github.com/YukiWorkshop/libevdevPlus/pull/10
+  patches = [ ./0001-Add-cmake-install-directives.patch];
 
   src  = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner  = "YukiWorkshop";
     repo   = "libevdevPlus";
-    rev    = "e863df2ade43e2c7d7748cc33ca27fb3eed325ca";
-    sha256 = "18z6pn4j7fhmwwh0q22ip5nn7sc1hfgwvkdzqhkja60i8cw2cvvj";
+    rev    = "b4d4b3143056424a3da9f0516ca02a47209ef757";
+    sha256 = "09y65s16gch0w7fy1s9yjk9gz3bjzxix36h5wmwww6lkj2i1z3rj";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake pkg-config ];