diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode/default.nix
index e5fe73ca4984..4aea802244f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/firmware/iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl}:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-17.168.5.3";
+  name = "iwlwifi-6000g2a-ucode-18.168.6.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://intellinuxwireless.org/iwlwifi/downloads/${name}.tgz";
-    sha256 = "febbbc0851db17296d35e5ca1d9266c1a14e9a9ae6ce41a36578c44971ae79f9";
+    sha256 = "a7f2615756addafbf3e6912cb0265f9650b2807d1ccdf54b620735772725bbe9";
   };
 
   buildPhase = "true";
@@ -17,13 +17,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = {
+    homepage = "http://intellinuxwireless.org/";
     description = "Firmware for the Intel 6000 Series Gen2 wireless card";
 
     longDescription = ''
       This package provides the Intel 6000 Series wireless card
       firmware. It contains the `iwlwifi-6000g2a-5.ucode' file.
     '';
-
-    homepage = http://intellinuxwireless.org/;
   };
 }