diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix
index fb00ef237aa..83f1bb693dc 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/haskell/cabal2nix/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
-{cabal}:
+{cabal,HTTP}:
 
 cabal.mkDerivation (self : {
   pname = "cabal2nix";
-  version = "1.2";
-  sha256 = "f60dbb36dc73351e1891d2b31ae66c465955c46b87eedb0928bcf61b9a7eff54";
-  propagatedBuildInputs = [];
+  version = "1.7";
+  sha256 = "1inb1rv11dphgvg72zyfmzkcmw7dac1jrc40s7frhvwjhrnr4syv";
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [HTTP];
   meta = {
     homepage = "http://github.com/peti/cabal2nix";
     description = "Convert Cabal files into Nix build instructions";
     license = self.stdenv.lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = self.stdenv.lib.platforms.haskellPlatforms;
+    maintainers = [ self.stdenv.lib.maintainers.simons ];
   };
 })