diff --git a/pkgs/misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk/default.nix b/pkgs/misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk/default.nix
index 6be60526eb66..e76271306296 100644
--- a/pkgs/misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/misc/emulators/snes9x-gtk/default.nix
@@ -1,35 +1,41 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, intltool, pkgconfig
-, SDL, zlib, gtk2, libxml2, libXv }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, autoreconfHook, intltool, pkgconfig, SDL2, zlib
+, gtk3, libxml2, libXv, epoxy, minizip, portaudio }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "snes9x-gtk-${version}";
-  version = "1.54.1";
+  version = "1.56.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "snes9xgit";
     repo = "snes9x";
     rev = version;
-    sha256 = "10fqm7lk36zj2gnx0ypps0nlws923f60b0zj4pmq9apawgx8k6rw";
+    sha256 = "1zj67fkv0l20k8gn8svarsm8zmznh7jmqkk7nxbdf68xmcxzhr38";
   };
 
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
   nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook intltool pkgconfig ];
+  buildInputs = [ SDL2 zlib gtk3 libxml2 libXv epoxy minizip portaudio ];
+
+  preAutoreconf = ''
+    cd gtk
+    intltoolize
+  '';
 
-  preAutoreconf = "cd gtk; intltoolize";  
-    
-  buildInputs = [ SDL zlib gtk2 libxml2 libXv ];
   installPhase = "install -Dt $out/bin snes9x-gtk";
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    homepage = "http://www.snes9x.com";
     description = "A portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) emulator";
+
     longDescription = ''
       Snes9x is a portable, freeware Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES)
       emulator. It basically allows you to play most games designed for the SNES
       and Super Famicom Nintendo game systems on your PC or Workstation; which
       includes some real gems that were only ever released in Japan.
     '';
+
     license = licenses.lgpl2;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ qknight ];
-    homepage = http://www.snes9x.com/;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }