diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
index eec7361f6a2..0adb9b1e579 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/network-manager/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "network-manager-${version}";
-  version = "0.9.4.0";
+  version = "0.9.6.4";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnome/sources/NetworkManager/0.9/NetworkManager-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "eb4f124008b3d855a37205d03ef035b7218639cd7332bdae5567095977e93e0f";
+    sha256 = "1sx7h29j9h13qszcppja1p27zq2m7vdrylbcyb47n62x0lg426si";
   };
 
   preConfigure = ''
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--without-resolvconf"
     "--sysconfdir=/etc" "--localstatedir=/var"
     "--with-dbus-sys-dir=\${out}/etc/dbus-1/system.d"
-    "--with-crypto=gnutls" "--disable-more-warnings" ];
+    "--with-crypto=gnutls" "--disable-more-warnings"
+    "--with-systemdsystemunitdir=$(out)/etc/systemd/system"
+    "--with-kernel-firmware-dir=/run/current-system/firmware" ];
 
   buildInputs = [ wirelesstools udev libnl libuuid polkit ppp xz ];