diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/v4l-utils/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/v4l-utils/default.nix
index 76303415ae3c..f8b7697954bf 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/v4l-utils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/v4l-utils/default.nix
@@ -2,22 +2,30 @@
   stdenv,
   lib,
   fetchurl,
+  glibc,
+  clang,
+  doxygen,
+  meson,
+  ninja,
   pkg-config,
   perl,
   argp-standalone,
   libjpeg,
+  json_c,
+  libbpf,
+  libelf,
   udev,
   udevCheckHook,
   withUtils ? true,
   withGUI ? true,
   alsa-lib,
-  libX11,
+  qt5compat,
   qtbase,
   libGLU,
   wrapQtAppsHook,
 }:
 
-# See libv4l in all-packages.nix for the libs only (overrides alsa, libX11 & QT)
+# See libv4l in all-packages.nix for the libs only (overrides alsa, QT)
 
 let
   withQt = withUtils && withGUI;
@@ -26,26 +34,22 @@ in
 # we need to use stdenv.mkDerivation in order not to pollute the libv4l’s closure with Qt
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "v4l-utils";
-  version = "1.24.1";
+  version = "1.30.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.bz2";
-    hash = "sha256-y7f+imMH9c5TOgXN7XC7k8O6BjlaubbQB+tTt12AX1s=";
+    url = "https://linuxtv.org/downloads/v4l-utils/v4l-utils-${finalAttrs.version}.tar.xz";
+    hash = "sha256-wc9UnC7DzznrXse/FXMTSeYbJqIbXpY5IttCIzO64Zc=";
   };
 
   outputs = [ "out" ] ++ lib.optional withUtils "lib" ++ [ "dev" ];
 
-  configureFlags = (
-    if withUtils then
-      [
-        "--with-localedir=${placeholder "lib"}/share/locale"
-        "--with-udevdir=${placeholder "out"}/lib/udev"
-      ]
-    else
-      [
-        "--disable-v4l-utils"
-      ]
-  );
+  mesonFlags = [
+    (lib.mesonBool "v4l-utils" withUtils)
+    (lib.mesonEnable "qv4l2" withQt)
+    (lib.mesonEnable "qvidcap" withQt)
+    (lib.mesonOption "gconvsysdir" "${glibc.out}/lib/gconv")
+    (lib.mesonOption "udevdir" "${placeholder "out"}/lib/udev")
+  ];
 
   postFixup = ''
     # Create symlink for V4l1 compatibility
@@ -53,25 +57,45 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   '';
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
+    clang
+    doxygen
+    meson
+    ninja
     pkg-config
     perl
     udevCheckHook
   ] ++ lib.optional withQt wrapQtAppsHook;
 
   buildInputs =
-    [ udev ]
+    [
+      json_c
+      libbpf
+      libelf
+      udev
+    ]
     ++ lib.optional (!stdenv.hostPlatform.isGnu) argp-standalone
     ++ lib.optionals withQt [
       alsa-lib
-      libX11
+      qt5compat
       qtbase
       libGLU
     ];
 
+  hardeningDisable = [ "zerocallusedregs" ];
+
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ libjpeg ];
 
+  # these two `substituteInPlace` have been sent upstream as patches
+  # https://lore.kernel.org/linux-media/867c4d2e-7871-4280-8c89-d4b654597f32@public-files.de/T/
+  # they might fail and have to be removed once the patches get accepted
   postPatch = ''
     patchShebangs utils/
+    substituteInPlace \
+      lib/libdvbv5/meson.build \
+      --replace-fail "install_dir: 'include/libdvbv5'" "install_dir: get_option('includedir') / 'libdvbv5'"
+    substituteInPlace \
+      meson.build \
+      --replace-fail "get_option('datadir') / 'locale'" "get_option('localedir')"
   '';
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 741975335fcf..74a167c932bd 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -11515,7 +11515,7 @@ with pkgs;
     translateManpages = false;
   };
 
-  v4l-utils = qt5.callPackage ../os-specific/linux/v4l-utils { };
+  v4l-utils = qt6.callPackage ../os-specific/linux/v4l-utils { };
 
   windows = callPackages ../os-specific/windows { };