diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/trace-cmd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/trace-cmd/default.nix
index 80b20c555b4e..5c339c093dd5 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/trace-cmd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/trace-cmd/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,13 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchpatch, fetchzip, pkg-config, asciidoc, xmlto, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45, libxslt, libtraceevent, libtracefs, zstd, sourceHighlight }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchzip, pkg-config, asciidoc, xmlto, docbook_xsl, docbook_xml_dtd_45, libxslt, libtraceevent, libtracefs, zstd, sourceHighlight, gitUpdater }:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "trace-cmd";
-  version = "3.2";
+  version = "3.3.1";
 
   src = fetchzip {
     url    = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.git/snapshot/trace-cmd-v${version}.tar.gz";
-    hash   = "sha256-rTcaaEQ3Y4cneNnZSGiMZNp+Z7dyAa3oNTNMAEXr28g=";
+    hash   = "sha256-kEji3qDqQsSK0tL8Fx2ycSd2lTXBXOHHTvsb6XDNSa8=";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    # Upstream patches to be released in the next version
-    (fetchpatch {
-      sha256 = "sha256-eGuHODm29M7rbGYsyXUPoNe1xsIG3eJYhwXQDakRJHA=";
-      url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.git/patch/?id=6b07a7df871342068604b204711ab741d421d051";
-    })
-  ];
-
   # Don't build and install html documentation
   postPatch = ''
     sed -i -e '/^all:/ s/html//' -e '/^install:/ s/install-html//' \
@@ -61,6 +53,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "BASH_COMPLETE_DIR=${placeholder "out"}/share/bash-completion/completions"
   ];
 
+  passthru.updateScript = gitUpdater {
+    # No nicer place to find latest release.
+    url = "https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/utils/trace-cmd/trace-cmd.git";
+    rev-prefix = "trace-cmd-v";
+  };
+
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "User-space tools for the Linux kernel ftrace subsystem";
     mainProgram = "trace-cmd";