diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/helix/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/helix/default.nix
index 315951b0e9e6..66c0e092fcb5 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/helix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/helix/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,28 @@
-{ fetchFromGitHub, lib, rustPlatform }:
+{ fetchFromGitHub, lib, rustPlatform, makeWrapper }:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "helix";
-  version = "0.3.0";
+  version = "0.4.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "helix-editor";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
-    sha256 = "sha256-dI5yIP5uUmM9pyMpvvdrk8/0jE/REkU/m9BF081LwMU=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-iCNA+gZer6BycWnhosDFRuxfS6QAb06XTix/vFsaey0=";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-l3Ikr4IyUsHItJIC4BaIZZb6vio3bchumbbPI+nxIjQ=";
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-sqXPgtLMXa3kMQlnw2xDBEsVfjeRXO6Zp6NEFS/0h20=";
 
-  cargoBuildFlags = [ "--features embed_runtime" ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ makeWrapper ];
+
+  postInstall = ''
+    mkdir -p $out/lib
+    cp -r runtime $out/lib
+  '';
+  postFixup = ''
+    wrapProgram $out/bin/hx --set HELIX_RUNTIME $out/lib/runtime
+  '';
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A post-modern modal text editor";