diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gf2x/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gf2x/default.nix
index 1a449f57be7..0d0fa0b2ca5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gf2x/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gf2x/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,19 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl}:
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "gf2x-${version}";
-  version = "1.1";
+  version = "1.2";
 
-  # or fetchFromGitHub(owner,repo,rev) or fetchgit(rev)
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://gforge.inria.fr/frs/download.php/file/30873/gf2x-1.1.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "17w4b39j9dvri5s278pxi8ha7mf47j87kq1lr802l4408rh02gqd";
+    # find link to latest version (with file id) here: https://gforge.inria.fr/projects/gf2x/
+    url = "https://gforge.inria.fr/frs/download.php/file/36934/gf2x-1.2.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0d6vh1mxskvv3bxl6byp7gxxw3zzpkldrxnyajhnl05m0gx7yhk1";
   };
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = ''Routines for fast arithmetic in GF(2)[x]'';
-    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2Plus;
-    maintainers = [stdenv.lib.maintainers.raskin];
-    platforms = ["x86_64-linux"];
+    homepage = http://gf2x.gforge.inria.fr;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [ raskin ];
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }