diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libfm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libfm/default.nix
index 32eb4e04f03..2b30dacb58f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libfm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libfm/default.nix
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, glib, gtk2, intltool, menu-cache, pango, pkgconfig, vala_0_23
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, glib, gtk2, intltool, menu-cache, pango, pkgconfig, vala_0_34
 , extraOnly ? false }:
 let
     inherit (stdenv.lib) optional;
@@ -7,14 +7,14 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = if extraOnly
     then "libfm-extra-${version}"
     else "libfm-${version}";
-  version = "1.2.4";
+  version = "1.2.5";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/pcmanfm/libfm-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "0bsh4p7h2glhxf1cc1lvbxyb4qy0y1zsnl9izf7vrldkikrgc13q";
+    sha256 = "0nlvfwh09gbq8bkbvwnw6iqr918rrs9gc9ljb9pjspyg408bn1n7";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ glib gtk2 intltool pango pkgconfig vala_0_23 ]
+  buildInputs = [ glib gtk2 intltool pango pkgconfig vala_0_34 ]
                 ++ optional (!extraOnly) menu-cache;
 
   configureFlags = optional extraOnly "--with-extra-only";