diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
index b1e9990ea7d..68e4210ad41 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/file/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,26 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, zlib }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "file-5.28";
-
-  buildInputs = [ zlib ];
+  name = "file-${version}";
+  version = "5.30";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     urls = [
       "ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file/${name}.tar.gz"
-      "http://distfiles.macports.org/file/${name}.tar.gz"
+      "https://distfiles.macports.org/file/${name}.tar.gz"
     ];
-    sha256 = "04p0w9ggqq6cqvwhyni0flji1z0rwrz896hmhkxd2mc6dca5xjqf";
+    sha256 = "694c2432e5240187524c9e7cf1ec6acc77b47a0e19554d34c14773e43dbbf214";
   };
 
-  meta = {
+  buildInputs = [ zlib ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = "http://darwinsys.com/file";
     description = "A program that shows the type of files";
-    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;
+    license = licenses.bsd2;
+    platforms = platforms.all;
   };
 }