diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/xmlrpc-c/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/xmlrpc-c/default.nix
index cd0eb3fcdcb..4a208dbc64e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/xmlrpc-c/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/xmlrpc-c/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,27 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchsvn, curl }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, curl }:
 
-let rev = "2262"; in
-stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "xmlrpc-c-r${rev}";
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "xmlrpc-c-1.25.25";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/xmlrpc-c/${name}.tgz";
+    sha256 = "1sk33q4c6liza920rp4w803cfq0a79saq7fg1yjsp8hks7q011ml";
+  };
 
   buildInputs = [ curl ];
 
-  preInstall = "export datarootdir=$out/share";
+  # Build and install the "xmlrpc" tool (like the Debian package)
+  postInstall = ''
+    (cd tools/xmlrpc && make && make install)
+  '';
 
-  src = fetchsvn {
-    url = http://xmlrpc-c.svn.sourceforge.net/svnroot/xmlrpc-c/advanced;
-    rev = "2262";
-    sha256 = "1grwnczp5dq3w20rbz8bgpwl6jmw0w7cm7nbinlasf3ap5sc5ahb";
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
+    description = "A lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP";
+    homepage = http://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/;
+    # <xmlrpc-c>/doc/COPYING also lists "Expat license",
+    # "ABYSS Web Server License" and "Python 1.5.2 License"
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];
   };
 }