diff --git a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
index 02137e5823e..c94199b7ab1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/interpreters/php/5.4.nix
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 { callPackage, apacheHttpd }:
 callPackage ./makePhpDerivation.nix {
-  phpVersion = "5.4.39";
-  sha = "0znpd6pgri5vah4j4wwamhqc60awila43bhh699p973hir9pdsvw";
+  phpVersion = "5.4.40";
+  sha = "06m5b3hw5kgwvnarhiylymadj504xalpczagr662vjrwmklgz628";
   apacheHttpd = apacheHttpd;
 }