diff --git a/gnu/packages/flashing-tools.scm b/gnu/packages/flashing-tools.scm
index f53960de73..8b555381dd 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/flashing-tools.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/flashing-tools.scm
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ dump Intel Firmware Descriptor data of an image file.")
 (define-public intelmetool
   (package
     (name "intelmetool")
-    (version "4.7")
+    (version "25.09")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               (uri (git-reference
@@ -453,12 +453,11 @@ dump Intel Firmware Descriptor data of an image file.")
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0nw555i0fm5kljha9h47bk70ykbwv8ddfk6qhz6kfqb79vzhy4h2"))))
+                "1a1n64dwr5fzdnaj45bjci85ap5yra5gwz4x056zn6481xwvbsmv"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
-    (inputs
-     (list pciutils zlib))
     (arguments
      (list
+      #:tests? #f                       ;no test suite
       #:make-flags
       #~(list (string-append "CC=" #$(cc-for-target))
               "INSTALL=install"
@@ -470,6 +469,7 @@ dump Intel Firmware Descriptor data of an image file.")
               (chdir "util/intelmetool")))
           (delete 'configure) ;no configure script
           (delete 'check))))
+    (inputs (list pciutils zlib))
     (home-page
      "https://github.com/coreboot/coreboot/tree/main/util/intelmetool/")
     (synopsis "Intel Management Engine tools")