diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl88x2bu/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl88x2bu/default.nix
index fb94b14d9eab..cc37ef13d50e 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl88x2bu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/rtl88x2bu/default.nix
@@ -1,24 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchpatch, kernel, bc }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, kernel, bc }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "rtl88x2bu-${kernel.version}-${version}";
-  version = "unstable-2020-08-20";
+  version = "unstable-2021-01-21";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "cilynx";
     repo = "rtl88x2BU";
-    rev = "a1c53f43fb9995fbe3ad26567079d6384626d350";
-    sha256 = "1cby66jg511zxs1i535mflafhryla9764mnrzacxppimxpancv3s";
+    rev = "48e7c19c92a77554403e1347447f8e2cfd780228";
+    sha256 = "0nw2kgblpq6qlr43gbfxqvq0c83664f4czfwzsyfjr47rj00iyq7";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu/pull/58
-    (fetchpatch {
-      url = "https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu/pull/58.patch";
-      sha256 = "0md9cv61nx85pk3v60y9wviyb9fgj54q9m26wiv3dc7smr70h8l6";
-    })
-  ];
-
   hardeningDisable = [ "pic" ];
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ bc ];
@@ -39,7 +31,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Realtek rtl88x2bu driver";
     homepage = "https://github.com/cilynx/rtl88x2bu";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Only;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.ralith ];
   };