diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/capstone/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/capstone/default.nix
index a2ace544b7c..ff33c7bd097 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/capstone/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/capstone/default.nix
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 { lib
 , stdenv
+, cmake
 , fetchFromGitHub
-, pkg-config
 , fixDarwinDylibNames
 }:
 
@@ -16,31 +16,13 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     sha256 = "sha256-XMwQ7UaPC8YYu4yxsE4bbR3leYPfBHu5iixSLz05r3g=";
   };
 
-  # replace faulty macos detection
-  postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
-    sed -i 's/^IS_APPLE := .*$/IS_APPLE := 1/' Makefile
-  '';
-
-  configurePhase = "patchShebangs make.sh ";
-  buildPhase = "PREFIX=$out ./make.sh";
-
-  doCheck = true;
-  checkPhase = ''
-    # first remove fuzzing steps from check target
-    substituteInPlace Makefile --replace "fuzztest fuzzallcorp" ""
-    make check
-  '';
-
-  installPhase = (lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin "HOMEBREW_CAPSTONE=1 ")
-    + "PREFIX=$out ./make.sh install";
-
   nativeBuildInputs = [
-    pkg-config
+    cmake
   ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [
     fixDarwinDylibNames
   ];
 
-  enableParallelBuilding = true;
+  doCheck = true;
 
   meta = {
     description = "Advanced disassembly library";