diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix
index f0482f3ad3e3..627b6f6e227d 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ne/neovim-unwrapped/package.nix
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@
   procps ? null,
   versionCheckHook,
   nix-update-script,
-  writableTmpDirAsHomeHook,
   wasmSupport ? false,
 }:
 
@@ -104,7 +103,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
   in
   {
     pname = "neovim-unwrapped";
-    version = "0.12.4";
+    version = "0.12.5";
 
     __structuredAttrs = true;
 
@@ -112,7 +111,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       owner = "neovim";
       repo = "neovim";
       tag = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-      hash = "sha256-KSLFsrnoEOV712cnUtA8s4EoISp+ON36jslKxSvDthQ=";
+      hash = "sha256-dpu2kncpm+2k+XR7qOEi4KeEy9a1E6X7kjf3s4AbcSo=";
     };
 
     strictDeps = true;
@@ -178,7 +177,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
     # make oldtests too
     checkPhase = ''
       runHook preCheck
+
+      # tests listen socket gets created here. not using writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
+      # as this path can be too long for the listen socket creation
+      export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR="$NIX_BUILD_TOP/tests"
+      mkdir -p "$XDG_RUNTIME_DIR"
+
       make functionaltest__treesitter
+
       runHook postCheck
     '';
 
@@ -261,7 +267,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
     nativeInstallCheckInputs = [
       versionCheckHook
       lua.pkgs.busted
-      writableTmpDirAsHomeHook
       glibcLocales
 
       # needs git for vim.pack tests as well