diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
index b4925f3c5d95..e64a52b55fbc 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/default.nix
@@ -30,10 +30,7 @@ let
     lxqt-sudo = callPackage ./lxqt-sudo {};
     lxqt-themes = callPackage ./lxqt-themes {};
     pavucontrol-qt = callPackage ./pavucontrol-qt {};
-    qtermwidget = callPackage ./qtermwidget {
-      lxqt-build-tools = lxqt-build-tools_0_13;
-      inherit (pkgs.libsForQt5) qtbase qttools;
-    };
+    qtermwidget = callPackage ./qtermwidget {};
 
     ### CORE 2
     lxqt-panel = callPackage ./lxqt-panel {};
diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/qtermwidget/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/qtermwidget/default.nix
index d8e168af562f..35c5b2c3f641 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/qtermwidget/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/lxqt/qtermwidget/default.nix
@@ -11,13 +11,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "qtermwidget";
-  version = "1.4.0";
+  version = "2.0.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "lxqt";
     repo = pname;
     rev = version;
-    hash = "sha256-wYUOqAiBjnupX1ITbFMw7sAk42V37yDz9SrjVhE4FgU=";
+    hash = "sha256-kZS6D/wSJFRt/+Afq0zCCmNnJPpFT+1hd4zVPc+rJsE=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     broken = stdenv.isDarwin;
     homepage = "https://github.com/lxqt/qtermwidget";
-    description = "A terminal emulator widget for Qt 5";
+    description = "A terminal emulator widget for Qt, used by QTerminal";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = with platforms; unix;
     maintainers = teams.lxqt.members;