diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
index 03a801a3240..37ef0ce7527 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/sfml/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,31 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, cmake, libX11, freetype, libjpeg, openal, flac, libvorbis
+{ stdenv, fetchzip, cmake, libX11, freetype, libjpeg, openal, flac, libvorbis
 , glew, libXrandr, libXrender, udev, xcbutilimage
 , IOKit, Foundation, AppKit, OpenAL
 }:
 
 let
-  version = "2.5.0";
+  version = "2.5.1";
 in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "sfml-${version}";
-  src = fetchurl {
+
+  src = fetchzip {
     url = "https://github.com/SFML/SFML/archive/${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1x3yvhdrln5b6h4g5r4mds76gq8zsxw6icxqpwqkmxsqcq5yviab";
+    sha256 = "0abr8ri2ssfy9ylpgjrr43m6rhrjy03wbj9bn509zqymifvq5pay";
   };
-  buildInputs = [ cmake libX11 freetype libjpeg openal flac libvorbis glew
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
+  buildInputs = [ libX11 freetype libjpeg openal flac libvorbis glew
                   libXrandr libXrender xcbutilimage
                 ] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux udev
                   ++ stdenv.lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin [ IOKit Foundation AppKit OpenAL ];
+
   cmakeFlags = [ "-DSFML_INSTALL_PKGCONFIG_FILES=yes"
                  "-DSFML_MISC_INSTALL_PREFIX=share/SFML"
                  "-DSFML_BUILD_FRAMEWORKS=no"
                  "-DSFML_USE_SYSTEM_DEPS=yes" ];
+
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.sfml-dev.org/;
     description = "Simple and fast multimedia library";