diff --git a/srcpkgs/bpftop/patches/no-journald.patch b/srcpkgs/bpftop/patches/no-journald.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index d39c3f65d62..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/bpftop/patches/no-journald.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-From a9a121a0aa0fde095099db03651d83aaf0cbcbc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Jose Fernandez <josef@netflix.com>
-Date: Mon, 20 May 2024 21:57:28 -0600
-Subject: [PATCH] Do not error out if journald is not available
-
-When journald is not available, the program should not error out, but
-instead make noop log entries.
-
-Signed-off-by: Jose Fernandez <josef@netflix.com>
----
- src/main.rs | 8 +++++++-
- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
-
-diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
-index 00fc067..d95a4c1 100755
---- a/src/main.rs
-+++ b/src/main.rs
-@@ -118,9 +118,15 @@ fn main() -> Result<()> {
-         return Err(anyhow!("This program must be run as root"));
-     }
- 
-+    // Initialize the journald layer or ignore if not available
-+    let journald_layer = match tracing_journald::layer() {
-+        Ok(layer) => Some(layer),
-+        Err(_) => None,
-+    };
-+
-     // Initialize the tracing subscriber with the journald layer
-     let registry = tracing_subscriber::registry()
--        .with(tracing_journald::layer()?)
-+        .with(journald_layer)
-         .with(tracing_subscriber::filter::LevelFilter::INFO);
-     // Try to set this subscriber as the global default
-     registry.try_init()?;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/bpftop/template b/srcpkgs/bpftop/template
index 919c33a7de6..6b682cde0c9 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/bpftop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/bpftop/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'bpftop'
 pkgname=bpftop
-version=0.5.1
+version=0.5.2
 revision=1
 build_style=cargo
 hostmakedepends="clang elfutils-devel pkg-config"
@@ -10,4 +10,4 @@ maintainer="Leah Neukirchen <leah@vuxu.org>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="https://github.com/Netflix/bpftop"
 distfiles="https://github.com/Netflix/bpftop/archive/refs/tags/v${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=8457caf5ededba38aad01ed6317bd737a8079bbb26ca9a79cfdca5848a8c80f6
+checksum=d941314d8716f22d009a031de30edc92586cd434646bf2d2eb14c0a42e94bc95