diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/udev/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/udev/default.nix
index 6a1ba55ff79..f8d7e1288f4 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/udev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/udev/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 assert stdenv ? glibc;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "udev-171";
+  name = "udev-172";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://kernel/linux/utils/kernel/hotplug/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0pk921963m10qyrv1bnwqxf91ds074xxgswkh616r8f1fihf9lgy";
+    sha256 = "0smxggvhhilcqcsi98fmk0nngzy1x8v6ibas609zysgza74rr5dq";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ gperf pkgconfig glib acl libusb usbutils ];