diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
index 96dad654de8e..90db53ae7ebd 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/mesa/default.nix
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ else
 */
 
 let
-  version = "10.6.7";
+  version = "10.6.8";
   # this is the default search path for DRI drivers
   driverLink = "/run/opengl-driver" + stdenv.lib.optionalString stdenv.isi686 "-32";
 in
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
       "https://launchpad.net/mesa/trunk/${version}/+download/mesa-${version}.tar.xz"
       "ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/mesa/${version}/mesa-${version}.tar.xz"
     ];
-    sha256 = "feb1f640b915dada88a7c793dfaff0ae23580f8903f87a6b76469253de0d28d8";
+    sha256 = "e36ee5ceeadb3966fb5ce5b4cf18322dbb76a4f075558ae49c3bba94f57d58fd";
   };
 
   prePatch = "patchShebangs .";