diff --git a/pkgs/shells/ion/build-script.patch b/pkgs/shells/ion/build-script.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..86928928959
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/shells/ion/build-script.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--- a/build.rs
++++ b/build.rs
+@@ -23,13 +23,7 @@ fn write_version_file() -> io::Result<()> {
+     let target = env::var("TARGET").unwrap();
+     let version_fname = Path::new(&env::var("OUT_DIR").unwrap()).join("version_string");
+     let mut version_file = File::create(&version_fname)?;
+-    write!(
+-        &mut version_file,
+-        "r#\"ion {} ({})\nrev {}\"#",
+-        version,
+-        target,
+-        get_git_rev()?.trim()
+-    )?;
++    write!(&mut version_file, "r#\"ion {version} ({target})\n\"#")?;
+     Ok(())
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/pkgs/shells/ion/default.nix b/pkgs/shells/ion/default.nix
index ce15dbf2d25..d99b4baa427 100644
--- a/pkgs/shells/ion/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/shells/ion/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,40 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, rustPlatform, Security, libiconv }:
+{ lib
+, rustPlatform
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, stdenv
+, darwin
+}:
 
 rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
   pname = "ion";
-  version = "unstable-2021-05-10";
+  version = "unstable-2022-11-27";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "redox-os";
     repo = "ion";
-    rev = "1170b84587bbad260a3ecac8e249a216cb1fd5e9";
-    sha256 = "sha256-lI1GwA3XerRJaC/Z8vTZc6GzRDLjv3w768C+Ui6Q+3Q=";
+    rev = "3bb8966fc99ba223033e1e02b0a6d50fc25cbef4";
+    sha256 = "sha256-6KW/YkMQFeGb1i+1YdADZRW89UruHsfPhMq9Cvxjl/4=";
   };
 
-  cargoSha256 = "sha256-hURpgxc99iIMtzIlR6Kbfqcbu1uYLDHnfVLqgmMbvFA=";
+  cargoSha256 = "sha256-KLKPnj4SmAuspjMPAGLJ8Yy9SxAi6FvGE/FIF58lAH8=";
+
+  patches = [
+    # remove git revision from the build script to fix build
+    ./build-script.patch
+  ];
+
+  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    darwin.apple_sdk.frameworks.Security
+  ];
+
+  checkFlags = lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
+    # test assumes linux
+    "--skip=binary::completer::tests::filename_completion"
+  ];
+
+  passthru = {
+    shellPath = "/bin/ion";
+  };
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Modern system shell with simple (and powerful) syntax";
@@ -19,15 +42,4 @@ rustPlatform.buildRustPackage rec {
     license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ dywedir ];
   };
-
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin [
-    Security
-    libiconv
-  ];
-
-  doCheck = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isDarwin;
-
-  passthru = {
-    shellPath = "/bin/ion";
-  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index b00b9c49481..311aa10ba68 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -13709,9 +13709,7 @@ with pkgs;
 
   fzf-git-sh = callPackage ../shells/fzf-git-sh {};
 
-  ion = callPackage ../shells/ion {
-    inherit (darwin) Security;
-  };
+  ion = callPackage ../shells/ion { };
 
   jush = callPackage ../shells/jush { };