diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
index 9cad2838a39..9cdd32d2aae 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/lynx/default.nix
@@ -9,21 +9,24 @@ assert sslSupport -> openssl != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "lynx-${version}";
-  version = "2.8.9dev.16";
+  version = "2.8.9dev.17";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     urls = [
       "ftp://ftp.invisible-island.net/lynx/tarballs/lynx${version}.tar.bz2"
       "https://invisible-mirror.net/archives/lynx/tarballs/lynx${version}.tar.bz2"
     ];
-    sha256 = "1j0vx871ghkm7fgrafnvd2ml3ywcl8d3gyhq02fhfb851c88lc84";
+    sha256 = "1lvfsnrw5mmwrmn1m76q9mx287xwm3h5lg8sv7bcqilc0ywi2f54";
   };
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   hardeningEnable = [ "pie" ];
 
-  configureFlags = [ "--enable-widec" ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport "--with-ssl";
+  configureFlags = [
+    "--enable-widec"
+    "--enable-ipv6"
+  ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional sslSupport "--with-ssl";
 
   depsBuildBuild = [ buildPackages.stdenv.cc ];
   nativeBuildInputs = [ nukeReferences ]
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A text-mode web browser";
-    homepage = http://lynx.invisible-island.net/;
+    homepage = https://lynx.invisible-island.net/;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
   };