diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/wa/waydroid/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waydroid/package.nix
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8ea14e4b7c377
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/wa/waydroid/package.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+{
+  lib,
+  fetchFromGitHub,
+  fetchpatch,
+  python3Packages,
+  dnsmasq,
+  gawk,
+  getent,
+  gobject-introspection,
+  gtk3,
+  kmod,
+  lxc,
+  iproute2,
+  iptables,
+  util-linux,
+  wrapGAppsHook3,
+  wl-clipboard,
+  runtimeShell,
+  nix-update-script,
+}:
+
+python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
+  pname = "waydroid";
+  version = "1.4.3";
+  format = "other";
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "waydroid";
+    repo = "waydroid";
+    rev = "refs/tags/${version}";
+    hash = "sha256-LejyuGYgW46++95XROuWc13Q+w0l+AzGAl9ekfmAIEk=";
+  };
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    gobject-introspection
+    wrapGAppsHook3
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    gtk3
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
+    dbus-python
+    gbinder-python
+    pyclip
+    pygobject3
+  ];
+
+  dontUseSetuptoolsBuild = true;
+  dontUsePipInstall = true;
+  dontUseSetuptoolsCheck = true;
+  dontWrapPythonPrograms = true;
+  dontWrapGApps = true;
+
+  installFlags = [
+    "PREFIX=$(out)"
+    "USE_SYSTEMD=0"
+    "SYSCONFDIR=$(out)/etc"
+  ];
+
+  preFixup = ''
+    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}")
+
+    patchShebangs --host $out/lib/waydroid/data/scripts
+    wrapProgram $out/lib/waydroid/data/scripts/waydroid-net.sh \
+      --prefix PATH ":" ${
+        lib.makeBinPath [
+          dnsmasq
+          getent
+          iproute2
+          iptables
+        ]
+      }
+
+    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/lib/waydroid/ "${
+      lib.concatStringsSep " " (
+        [
+          "$out"
+        ]
+        ++ propagatedBuildInputs
+        ++ [
+          gawk
+          kmod
+          lxc
+          util-linux
+          wl-clipboard
+        ]
+      )
+    }"
+
+    substituteInPlace $out/lib/waydroid/tools/helpers/*.py \
+      --replace '"sh"' '"${runtimeShell}"'
+  '';
+
+  passthru.updateScript = nix-update-script { };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system";
+    mainProgram = "waydroid";
+    homepage = "https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid";
+    license = lib.licenses.gpl3Only;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mcaju ];
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/waydroid/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/waydroid/default.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 5e29b911ca548..0000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/waydroid/default.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,95 +0,0 @@
-{ lib
-, fetchFromGitHub
-, fetchpatch
-, python3Packages
-, dnsmasq
-, gawk
-, getent
-, gobject-introspection
-, gtk3
-, kmod
-, lxc
-, iproute2
-, iptables
-, util-linux
-, wrapGAppsHook3
-, wl-clipboard
-, runtimeShell
-}:
-
-python3Packages.buildPythonApplication rec {
-  pname = "waydroid";
-  version = "1.4.2";
-  format = "other";
-
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = pname;
-    repo = pname;
-    rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-/dFvhiK3nCOOmAtrYkQEB8Ge8Rf1ea5cDO7puTwS5bI=";
-  };
-
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/pull/1218
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid/commit/595e0e5b309a79fedaa07d90b9073ddcb156314c.patch";
-      hash = "sha256-A+rUmJbFFhMZ5WpT+QBCTEcn82wJuvmi8Wbcsio41Nk=";
-    })
-  ];
-
-  nativeBuildInputs = [
-    gobject-introspection
-    wrapGAppsHook3
-  ];
-
-  buildInputs = [
-    gtk3
-  ];
-
-  propagatedBuildInputs = with python3Packages; [
-    dbus-python
-    gbinder-python
-    pyclip
-    pygobject3
-  ];
-
-  dontUseSetuptoolsBuild = true;
-  dontUsePipInstall = true;
-  dontUseSetuptoolsCheck = true;
-  dontWrapPythonPrograms = true;
-  dontWrapGApps = true;
-
-  installPhase = ''
-    make install PREFIX=$out USE_SYSTEMD=0
-  '';
-
-  preFixup = ''
-    makeWrapperArgs+=("''${gappsWrapperArgs[@]}")
-
-    patchShebangs --host $out/lib/waydroid/data/scripts
-    wrapProgram $out/lib/waydroid/data/scripts/waydroid-net.sh \
-      --prefix PATH ":" ${lib.makeBinPath [ dnsmasq getent iproute2 iptables ]}
-
-    wrapPythonProgramsIn $out/lib/waydroid/ "${lib.concatStringsSep " " ([
-      "$out"
-    ] ++ propagatedBuildInputs ++ [
-      gawk
-      kmod
-      lxc
-      util-linux
-      wl-clipboard
-    ])}"
-
-    substituteInPlace $out/lib/waydroid/tools/helpers/*.py \
-      --replace '"sh"' '"${runtimeShell}"'
-  '';
-
-  meta = {
-    description = "Waydroid is a container-based approach to boot a full Android system on a regular GNU/Linux system like Ubuntu";
-    mainProgram = "waydroid";
-    homepage = "https://github.com/waydroid/waydroid";
-    license = lib.licenses.gpl3;
-    platforms = lib.platforms.linux;
-    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ mcaju ];
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index ac40c890cd236..489fe0a38e1af 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -3824,8 +3824,6 @@ with pkgs;
     inherit (darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks) Carbon;
   };
 
-  waydroid = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/waydroid { };
-
   wgo = callPackage ../development/tools/wgo { };
 
   wiiload = callPackage ../development/tools/wiiload { };