diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dropwatch/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dropwatch/default.nix
index c2701c057193..470b59018704 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dropwatch/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/dropwatch/default.nix
@@ -13,13 +13,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "dropwatch";
-  version = "1.5.3";
+  version = "1.5.4";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "nhorman";
     repo = pname;
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "0axx0zzrs7apqnl0r70jyvmgk7cs5wk185id479mapgngibwkyxy";
+    sha256 = "sha256-TbhgcX5WzuigP5/Mj5JuK7O/UKcu70D7dcOcvo4fxeQ=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 76039c2bce82..5b66d2623b93 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -22905,7 +22905,9 @@ with pkgs;
 
   drbd = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/drbd { };
 
-  dropwatch = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/dropwatch { };
+  dropwatch = callPackage ../os-specific/linux/dropwatch {
+    readline = readline81;
+  };
 
   dsd = callPackage ../applications/radio/dsd { };