diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcg/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcg/default.nix
index 221150dc891..14f96eb15ae 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcg/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,20 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl, pam, yacc, flex}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "libcgroup-0.36.2";
+  name = "libcgroup-0.37.1";
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/libcg/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "1qvkd976485vyshaq1cwjzg6w54c3djsaic024yx3sfp14f1gnvz";
+    sha256 = "03awrn49bb84a9vaha1kjdbpwdnrfwmd08mlajjilr6kwlnn620b";
   };
-  buildInputs = [ pam yacc flex ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ pam ];
+
+  buildNativeInputs = [ yacc flex ];
   meta = {
     description = "library that abstracts the control group file system in Linux";
     homepage = "http://libcg.sourceforge.net";
     license = "LGPL";
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
   };
 }