diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbd/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbd/default.nix
index b7dd81c03785..39d14b569f2f 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbd/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/kbd/default.nix
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
-{stdenv, fetchurl, bison, flex}:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, bison, flex, autoconf, automake }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "kbd-1.15";
+  name = "kbd-1.15.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/people/legion/kbd/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1h2klv4sxf0j08fzlpki2zf7f4k7m0j1d0ca01a1bsd8yza0l39d";
+    sha256 = "1klrxas8vjikx6jm6m2lcpmn88lhxb6p3whwgdwq9d9flf1qrf4i";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [bison flex];
+  buildInputs = [ bison flex autoconf automake  ];
+
+  # Grrr, kbd 1.15.1 doesn't include a configure script.
+  preConfigure = "autoreconf";
 
   makeFlags = "setowner= ";
+
+  meta = {
+    homepage = ftp://ftp.altlinux.org/pub/people/legion/kbd/;
+    description = "Linux keyboard utilities and keyboard maps";
+  };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9fcdf299be71..18202421daf2 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -5531,7 +5531,7 @@ let
   };
 
   kbd = import ../os-specific/linux/kbd {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv bison flex;
+    inherit fetchurl stdenv bison flex autoconf automake;
   };
 
   kernelHeaders = kernelHeaders_2_6_28;