diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk8-linux.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk8-linux.nix
index fbb6ae30f51..ea1c01ec5e5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk8-linux.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/oraclejdk/jdk8-linux.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 import ./jdk-linux-base.nix {
   productVersion = "8";
-  patchVersion = "31";
+  patchVersion = "40";
   downloadUrl = http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jdk8-downloads-2133151.html;
-  sha256_i686 = "1sr3q9y0cd42cqpf98gsv3hvip0r1vw3d0jh6yml6krzdm96zp8s";
-  sha256_x86_64 = "0dz4k3xds1ydqr77hmrjc1w0niqq3jm3h18nk3ibqr1083l1bq7g";
+  sha256_i686 = "1bfabnmbar0kfx3i37wnxh97j7whkib8m6wqxrb1d9zf6k13bw50";
+  sha256_x86_64 = "0nfm4xqd57s8dmkgd0jsrhys8dhfw0fx5d57mq70ramq9dl2jq66";
   jceName = "jce_policy-8.zip";
   jceDownloadUrl = http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/java/javase/downloads/jce8-download-2133166.html;
   sha256JCE = "f3020a3922efd6626c2fff45695d527f34a8020e938a49292561f18ad1320b59";