diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/ex/expresslrs-configurator/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/ex/expresslrs-configurator/package.nix
index 4a63c931b5a8..467ee1798c86 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/ex/expresslrs-configurator/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/ex/expresslrs-configurator/package.nix
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 
 let
   pname = "expresslrs-configurator";
-  version = "1.7.11";
+  version = "1.8.1";
   installPath = "share/${pname}";
   resourcesPath = "${installPath}/resources";
 in
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
   src = fetchzip {
     url = "https://github.com/ExpressLRS/ExpressLRS-Configurator/releases/download/v${version}/${pname}-${version}.zip";
     stripRoot = false;
-    hash = "sha256-BIbJzNWjYFbbwCEWoym3g6XBpQGi2owbf2XsQiXwHmw=";
+    hash = "sha256-3f2/ifXLs/gHZVVDI0EUBP05FEHH8exDvBzALDXq0Wo=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -52,10 +52,6 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     cp -r $src/locales $src/resources $out/${installPath}/
     chmod -R u+w $out/${resourcesPath}
 
-    # broken symlink
-    rm -f $out/${resourcesPath}/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@serialport/bindings-cpp/build/node_gyp_bins/python3
-    touch $out/${resourcesPath}/app.asar.unpacked/node_modules/@serialport/bindings-cpp/build/node_gyp_bins/python3
-
     # patch asar absolute paths
     asar extract $out/${resourcesPath}/app.asar $TMPDIR/app
     substituteInPlace $TMPDIR/app/dist/main/main.js \
@@ -70,6 +66,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
     makeWrapper '${lib.getExe electron}' "$out/bin/${pname}" \
       --add-flags "$out/${resourcesPath}/app.asar" \
       --prefix PATH : ${lib.makeBinPath [ git ]} \
+      --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : ${lib.makeLibraryPath [ (lib.getLib stdenv.cc.cc) ]} \
       --set ELECTRON_OVERRIDE_DIST_PATH "${electron}/lib/electron" \
       --add-flags "\''${NIXOS_OZONE_WL:+\''${WAYLAND_DISPLAY:+--ozone-platform-hint=auto}}"