diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix
index 72010e26f594..ac73412117cf 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/xrgears/default.nix
@@ -12,18 +12,19 @@
 , SDL2
 , makeWrapper
 , libGL
+, glib
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xrgears";
-  version = "unstable-2020-04-15";
+  version = "unstable-2021-06-19";
 
   src = fetchFromGitLab {
     domain = "gitlab.freedesktop.org";
     owner = "monado";
     repo = "demos/xrgears";
-    rev = "d0bee35fbf8f181e8313f1ead13d88c4fb85c154";
-    sha256 = "1k0k8dkclyiav99kf0933kyd2ymz3hs1p0ap2wbciq9s62jgz29i";
+    rev = "6331b98e065494995c9cc4b48ccdd9d5ccaef461";
+    sha256 = "sha256-buw2beTPIWScq+3VQjUyF+uOwS6VF+mnAPHZ2eFGZjc=";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [
@@ -40,6 +41,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     openxr-loader
     vulkan-headers
     vulkan-loader
+    glib
   ];
 
   fixupPhase = ''