diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix
index c154ac68e4a..a9c8c16a9d3 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 rec {
-   version="1.5.3";
-   name="directfb-1.5.3";
-   hash="1w2i4az6v4sh086s27qbyn5w02s67a7dfm2xdpdm4r2zpgl7axg5";
-   url="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.5/DirectFB-${version}.tar.gz";
-   advertisedUrl="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.5/DirectFB-1.5.3.tar.gz";
+   version="1.6.2";
+   name="directfb-1.6.2";
+   hash="0k9x8lnjvlyalsd07a8z4iv2rfmpiz6j7aj0y4m4sybxhc8c86xr";
+   url="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.6/DirectFB-${version}.tar.gz";
+   advertisedUrl="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.6/DirectFB-1.6.2.tar.gz";
   
   
 }