diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
index 535591ab36e..d50c15319db 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/curl/default.nix
@@ -3,10 +3,10 @@
 assert sslSupport -> openssl != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "curl-7.15.0";
+  name = "curl-7.15.1";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-7.15.0.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "e3b130320d3704af375c097606f49c01";
+    url = http://curl.haxx.se/download/curl-7.15.1.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "d330d48580bfade58c82d4f295f171f0";
   };
   buildInputs = [zlib (if sslSupport then openssl else null)];
   patches = [./configure-cxxcpp.patch];