diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
index 7028c3bf6059..727bbe086059 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
@@ -1,17 +1,20 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, openssl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "socat-1.7.2.0";
-  
+  name = "socat-1.7.2.1";
+
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "00hq0ia1fs4sy0qpavzlpf4qmnhh2ybq5is2kqzvqky14zlvvcsr";
+    sha256 = "0xw2qmmixv7jwsrgx2vy54bq695d6my3pm3z4dcpmf9vqvb2xsps";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl ];
-      
+
   meta = {
-    description = "Socat - a different replacement for netcat";
-    homepage = "http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/";
+    description = "A utility for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data channels";
+    homepage = http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = stdenv.lib.maintainers.eelco;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
index 697c9b5f58d6..8b8371a95c78 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/release.nix
@@ -274,7 +274,6 @@ let
       slim = linux;
       sloccount = allBut "i686-cygwin";
       smartmontools = linux;
-      socat = linux;
       spidermonkey = linux;
       splashutils = linux;
       sqlite = allBut "i686-cygwin";