diff --git a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
index bae25a7136..661411b2c5 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/crates-io.scm
@@ -35384,8 +35384,36 @@ nitrokey crate and others using it.")
 nitrokey-test crate.")
     (license license:gpl3+)))
 
+(define-public rust-nix-0.26
+  (package
+    (name "rust-nix")
+    (version "0.26.1")
+    (source
+     (origin
+       (method url-fetch)
+       (uri (crate-uri "nix" version))
+       (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
+       (sha256
+        (base32 "155610n6bp37sqg7p0qihzi0jnvqkpqc40nyik89frbc6lfqv9a6"))))
+    (build-system cargo-build-system)
+    (arguments
+     (list #:skip-build? #t
+           #:cargo-inputs
+           `(("rust-bitflags" ,rust-bitflags-1)
+             ("rust-cfg-if" ,rust-cfg-if-1)
+             ("rust-libc" ,rust-libc-0.2)
+             ("rust-memoffset" ,rust-memoffset-0.7))))
+    (home-page "https://github.com/nix-rust/nix")
+    (synopsis "Rust friendly bindings to *nix APIs")
+    (description
+     "Nix seeks to provide friendly bindings to various *nix platform APIs.
+The goal is to not provide a 100% unified interface, but to unify what can be
+while still providing platform specific APIs.")
+    (license license:expat)))
+
 (define-public rust-nix-0.24
   (package
+    (inherit rust-nix-0.26)
     (name "rust-nix")
     (version "0.24.2")
     (source
@@ -35395,21 +35423,13 @@ nitrokey-test crate.")
        (file-name (string-append name "-" version ".tar.gz"))
        (sha256
         (base32 "1z35n1bhzslr7zawy2c0fl90jjy9l5b3lnsidls3908vfk0xnp0r"))))
-    (build-system cargo-build-system)
     (arguments
      (list #:skip-build? #t
            #:cargo-inputs
            `(("rust-bitflags" ,rust-bitflags-1)
              ("rust-cfg-if" ,rust-cfg-if-1)
              ("rust-libc" ,rust-libc-0.2)
-             ("rust-memoffset" ,rust-memoffset-0.6))))
-    (home-page "https://github.com/nix-rust/nix")
-    (synopsis "Rust friendly bindings to *nix APIs")
-    (description
-     "Nix seeks to provide friendly bindings to various *nix platform APIs.
-The goal is to not provide a 100% unified interface, but to unify what can be
-while still providing platform specific APIs.")
-    (license license:expat)))
+             ("rust-memoffset" ,rust-memoffset-0.6))))))
 
 (define-public rust-nix-0.23
   (package