diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/babeltrace/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/babeltrace/default.nix
index 282ab740b49..a82fae13255 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/babeltrace/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/babeltrace/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, libuuid, popt }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, glib, libuuid, popt, elfutils }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "babeltrace-1.2.4";
+  name = "babeltrace-1.5.3";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.efficios.com/files/babeltrace/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "1ccy432srwz4xzi6pswfkjsymw00g1p0aqwr0l1mfzfws8d3lvk6";
+    sha256 = "0z0k4qvz4ypxs4dmgrzv9da7ylf6jr94ra6nylqpfrdspvjzwj92";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib libuuid popt ];
+  buildInputs = [ pkgconfig glib libuuid popt elfutils ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Command-line tool and library to read and convert LTTng tracefiles";
-    homepage = http://www.efficios.com/babeltrace;
+    homepage = https://www.efficios.com/babeltrace;
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];