diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix
index dbea97a0271e..af6c91499ac4 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/default.nix
@@ -1,21 +1,16 @@
 { fetchurl, fetchpatch, stdenv }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "gsl-1.16";
+  name = "gsl-2.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gsl/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0lrgipi0z6559jqh82yx8n4xgnxkhzj46v96dl77hahdp58jzg3k";
+    sha256 = "0rhcia9jhr3p1f1wybwyllwqfs9bggz99i3mi5lpyqcpff1hdbar";
   };
 
   patches = [
     # ToDo: there might be more impurities than FMA support check
     ./disable-fma.patch # http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gsl/2011-11/msg00019.html
-    (fetchpatch {
-      name = "bug-39055.patch";
-      url = "http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gsl.git/patch/?id=9cc12d";
-      sha256 = "1bmrmihi28cly9g9pq54kkix2jy59y7cd7h5fw4v1c7h5rc2qvs8";
-    })
   ];
 
   doCheck = true;
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/gsl-1_16.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/gsl-1_16.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dbea97a0271e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/gsl/gsl-1_16.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+{ fetchurl, fetchpatch, stdenv }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "gsl-1.16";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "mirror://gnu/gsl/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "0lrgipi0z6559jqh82yx8n4xgnxkhzj46v96dl77hahdp58jzg3k";
+  };
+
+  patches = [
+    # ToDo: there might be more impurities than FMA support check
+    ./disable-fma.patch # http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-gsl/2011-11/msg00019.html
+    (fetchpatch {
+      name = "bug-39055.patch";
+      url = "http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/gsl.git/patch/?id=9cc12d";
+      sha256 = "1bmrmihi28cly9g9pq54kkix2jy59y7cd7h5fw4v1c7h5rc2qvs8";
+    })
+  ];
+
+  doCheck = true;
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "The GNU Scientific Library, a large numerical library";
+    homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/gsl/;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl3Plus;
+
+    longDescription = ''
+      The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a numerical library for C
+      and C++ programmers.  It is free software under the GNU General
+      Public License.
+
+      The library provides a wide range of mathematical routines such
+      as random number generators, special functions and least-squares
+      fitting.  There are over 1000 functions in total with an
+      extensive test suite.
+    '';
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index a88ed84b3fc0..80f507b84814 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -568,6 +568,7 @@ let
 
   asymptote = callPackage ../tools/graphics/asymptote {
     texLive = texlive.combine { inherit (texlive) scheme-small epsf cm-super; };
+    gsl = gsl_1;
   };
 
   atomicparsley = callPackage ../tools/video/atomicparsley { };
@@ -2015,7 +2016,7 @@ let
 
   kpcli = callPackage ../tools/security/kpcli { };
 
-  kst = callPackage ../tools/graphics/kst { };
+  kst = callPackage ../tools/graphics/kst { gsl = gsl_1; };
 
   leocad = callPackage ../applications/graphics/leocad { };
 
@@ -6619,6 +6620,8 @@ let
 
   gsl = callPackage ../development/libraries/gsl { };
 
+  gsl_1 = callPackage ../development/libraries/gsl/gsl-1_16.nix { };
+
   gsm = callPackage ../development/libraries/gsm {};
 
   gsoap = callPackage ../development/libraries/gsoap { };
@@ -12711,7 +12714,7 @@ let
 
   opusTools = callPackage ../applications/audio/opus-tools { };
 
-  orpie = callPackage ../applications/misc/orpie { };
+  orpie = callPackage ../applications/misc/orpie { gsl = gsl_1; };
 
   osmo = callPackage ../applications/office/osmo { };