diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix
index 3734fefe60a2..3e9210d5b350 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix
@@ -1,23 +1,17 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, bash }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, libcap, acl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "bfs-${version}";
-  version = "1.2.4";
+  version = "1.3.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = "bfs";
     owner = "tavianator";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "0nxx2njjp04ik6msfmf07hprw0j88wg04m0q1sf17mhkliw2d78s";
+    sha256 = "0gv9hrcsz7miv40v6wmkmb1a58ji5d1dlgwq6gwczd8rzlmhddmc";
   };
 
-  postPatch = ''
-    # Patch tests (both shebangs and usage in scripts)
-    for f in $(find -type f -name '*.sh'); do
-      substituteInPlace $f --replace "/bin/bash" "${bash}/bin/bash"
-    done
-  '';
-  doCheck = true;
+  buildInputs = stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libcap acl ];
 
   makeFlags = [ "PREFIX=$(out)" ];
   buildFlags = [ "release" ]; # "release" enables compiler optimizations
@@ -30,7 +24,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     '';
     homepage = https://github.com/tavianator/bfs;
     license = licenses.bsd0;
-    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ yesbox ];
   };
 }