diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam/default.nix
index 43300425c004..afc125556fe2 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/pam/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, flex, cracklib }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "linux-pam-1.1.6";
+  name = "linux-pam-1.1.8";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = https://fedorahosted.org/releases/l/i/linux-pam/Linux-PAM-1.1.6.tar.bz2;
-    sha256 = "1hlz2kqvbjisvwyicdincq7nz897b9rrafyzccwzqiqg53b8gf5s";
+    url = http://www.linux-pam.org/library/Linux-PAM-1.1.8.tar.bz2;
+    sha256 = "0m8ygb40l1c13nsd4hkj1yh4p1ldawhhg8pyjqj9w5kd4cxg5cf4";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ flex ];