diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
index e2f06cab5cf7..6dd8efddaa65 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/http-parser/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, gyp, utillinux, python, fixDarwinDylibNames }:
 
 let
-  version = "2.5.0";
+  version = "2.6.1";
 in stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "http-parser-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://github.com/joyent/http-parser/archive/v${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "108lh05pl4i5w7hmkw07k9wklk5pbh705pw1qyz5zvp6yicbmd73";
+    sha256 = "1b9ahv77zryx1z6j7sax2asx0gj209wh2244q9crj7hj14h8bkj8";
   };
 
   patches = [ ./build-shared.patch ];