diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix
index 89af942966a6..8a85cc112fd3 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/diffoscope/default.nix
@@ -96,11 +96,11 @@ in
 # Note: when upgrading this package, please run the list-missing-tools.sh script as described below!
 python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
   pname = "diffoscope";
-  version = "269";
+  version = "271";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://diffoscope.org/archive/diffoscope-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    hash = "sha256-L2UygmcTXgcc9l8ALpOS52+2dhsO42733nlc1Hzl8L8=";
+    hash = "sha256-YwNaYj0daYbs3rN/EcPz5LihJjZ6JZb33FSS6u98Gss=";
   };
 
   outputs = [
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ python.pkgs.buildPythonApplication rec {
     "man"
   ];
 
-  # https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/issues/378
-  sourceRoot = "./-269";
-
   patches = [
     ./ignore_links.patch
     ./openssh-no-dsa.patch # https://salsa.debian.org/reproducible-builds/diffoscope/-/merge_requests/139