diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libbsd/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libbsd/default.nix
index 758f86e5f9a5..bc88d8dc12cd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libbsd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libbsd/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
-let name = "libbsd-0.3.0";
+let name = "libbsd-0.7.0";
 in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   inherit name;
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "http://libbsd.freedesktop.org/releases/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "fbf36ed40443e1d0d795adbae8d461952509e610c3ccf0866ae160b723f7fe38";
+    url = "http://libbsd.freedesktop.org/releases/${name}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "1fqhbi0vd6xjxazf633x388cc8qyn58l78704s0h6k63wlbhwfqg";
   };
 
   patchPhase = ''