diff --git a/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix
index bf98e5dcece..68feb0c1857 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/system/bfs/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,17 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, libcap, acl }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, libcap, acl, oniguruma }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "bfs";
-  version = "2.3.1";
+  version = "2.6";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     repo = "bfs";
     owner = "tavianator";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "sha256-V82UdCG0J04sZP3FTVQqANrez/LCwOLQY6zzFOoIeNo=";
+    sha256 = "sha256-QFhU8MElVaEtjCP0Wjt8d9/etCYsy4QrpOFldVdok8k=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libcap acl ];
+  buildInputs = [ oniguruma ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ libcap acl ];
 
   # Disable LTO on darwin. See https://github.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/issues/19098
   preConfigure = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''