diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
index f02f1baafe63..2562bb7e260b 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/default.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,19 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchFromGitHub, fetchurl, nasm, perl, python, libuuid, mtools, makeWrapper }:
+{ stdenv, fetchFromRepoOrCz, fetchpatch, nasm, perl, python, libuuid, mtools, makeWrapper }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "syslinux-2015-11-09";
+  # This is syslinux-6.04-pre3^1; syslinux-6.04-pre3 fails to run.
+  # Same issue here https://www.syslinux.org/archives/2019-February/026330.html
+  name = "syslinux-2019-02-07";
 
-  src = fetchFromGitHub {
-    owner = "geneC";
+  src = fetchFromRepoOrCz {
     repo = "syslinux";
-    rev = "0cc9a99e560a2f52bcf052fd85b1efae35ee812f";
-    sha256 = "0wk3r5ki4lc334f9jpml07wpl8d0bnxi9h1l4h4fyf9a0d7n4kmw";
+    rev = "b40487005223a78c3bb4c300ef6c436b3f6ec1f7";
+    sha256 = "1qrxl1114sr2i2791z9rf8v53g200aq30f08808d7i8qnmgvxl2w";
   };
 
-  patches = [
-    ./perl-deps.patch
-    (fetchurl {
-      # ldlinux.elf: Not enough room for program headers, try linking with -N
-      name = "not-enough-room.patch";
-      url = "https://anonscm.debian.org/cgit/collab-maint/syslinux.git/plain/"
-          + "debian/patches/0014_fix_ftbfs_no_dynamic_linker.patch?id=a556ad7";
-      sha256 = "0ijqjsjmnphmvsx0z6ppnajsfv6xh6crshy44i2a5klxw4nlvrsw";
-    })
-  ];
-
   postPatch = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace /bin/pwd $(type -P pwd)
-    substituteInPlace gpxe/src/Makefile.housekeeping --replace /bin/echo $(type -P echo)
     substituteInPlace utils/ppmtolss16 --replace /usr/bin/perl $(type -P perl)
-    substituteInPlace gpxe/src/Makefile --replace /usr/bin/perl $(type -P perl)
 
     # fix tests
     substituteInPlace tests/unittest/include/unittest/unittest.h \
@@ -65,6 +53,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     homepage = http://www.syslinux.org/;
     description = "A lightweight bootloader";
     license = licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = [ maintainers.samueldr ];
     platforms = [ "i686-linux" "x86_64-linux" ];
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/perl-deps.patch b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/perl-deps.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 82c9820809e1..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/syslinux/perl-deps.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-http://git.ipxe.org/ipxe.git/commitdiff/719b498
-
-diff -ru -x '*~' -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' syslinux-4.02-orig/gpxe/src/arch/i386/Makefile.pcbios syslinux-4.02/gpxe/src/arch/i386/Makefile.pcbios
---- syslinux-4.02-orig/gpxe/src/arch/i386/Makefile.pcbios	2010-07-21 21:33:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ syslinux-4.02/gpxe/src/arch/i386/Makefile.pcbios	2010-08-06 23:32:57.000000000 +0200
-@@ -24,11 +24,11 @@
- 
- # Padding rules
- #
--PAD_rom		= $(PADIMG) --blksize=512 --byte=0xff $@
-+PAD_rom		= $(PERL) $(PADIMG) --blksize=512 --byte=0xff $@
- PAD_hrom	= $(PAD_rom)
- PAD_xrom	= $(PAD_rom)
--PAD_dsk		= $(PADIMG) --blksize=512 $@
--PAD_hd		= $(PADIMG) --blksize=32768 $@
-+PAD_dsk		= $(PERL) $(PADIMG) --blksize=512 $@
-+PAD_hd		= $(PERL) $(PADIMG) --blksize=32768 $@
- 
- # rule to make a non-emulation ISO boot image
- NON_AUTO_MEDIA	+= iso
-diff -ru -x '*~' -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' syslinux-4.02-orig/gpxe/src/Makefile syslinux-4.02/gpxe/src/Makefile
---- syslinux-4.02-orig/gpxe/src/Makefile	2010-07-21 21:33:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ syslinux-4.02/gpxe/src/Makefile	2010-08-06 23:31:15.000000000 +0200
-@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
- OBJCOPY		:= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objcopy
- NM		:= $(CROSS_COMPILE)nm
- OBJDUMP		:= $(CROSS_COMPILE)objdump
--PARSEROM	:= $(PERL) ./util/parserom.pl
--MAKEROM		:= $(PERL) ./util/makerom.pl
--SYMCHECK	:= $(PERL) ./util/symcheck.pl
--SORTOBJDUMP	:= $(PERL) ./util/sortobjdump.pl
--PADIMG		:= $(PERL) ./util/padimg.pl
--LICENCE		:= $(PERL) ./util/licence.pl
-+PARSEROM	:= ./util/parserom.pl
-+MAKEROM		:= ./util/makerom.pl
-+SYMCHECK	:= ./util/symcheck.pl
-+SORTOBJDUMP	:= ./util/sortobjdump.pl
-+PADIMG		:= ./util/padimg.pl
-+LICENCE		:= ./util/licence.pl
- NRV2B		:= ./util/nrv2b
- ZBIN		:= ./util/zbin
- ELF2EFI32	:= ./util/elf2efi32
-diff -ru -x '*~' -x '*.orig' -x '*.rej' syslinux-4.02-orig/gpxe/src/Makefile.housekeeping syslinux-4.02/gpxe/src/Makefile.housekeeping
---- syslinux-4.02-orig/gpxe/src/Makefile.housekeeping	2010-07-21 21:33:13.000000000 +0200
-+++ syslinux-4.02/gpxe/src/Makefile.housekeeping	2010-08-06 23:31:49.000000000 +0200
-@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@
- 		 '\n$(2) : $$($(4)_DEPS)\n' \
- 		 '\nTAGS : $$($(4)_DEPS)\n' \
- 		>> $(2)
--	@$(PARSEROM) $(1) >> $(2)
-+	@$(PERL) $(PARSEROM) $(1) >> $(2)
- 
- endef
- 
-@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@
- 	$(QM)$(ECHO) "  [LD] $@"
- 	$(Q)$(LD) $(LDFLAGS) -T $(LDSCRIPT) $(TGT_LD_FLAGS) $(BLIB) -o $@ \
- 		-Map $(BIN)/$*.tmp.map
--	$(Q)$(OBJDUMP) -ht $@ | $(SORTOBJDUMP) >> $(BIN)/$*.tmp.map
-+	$(Q)$(OBJDUMP) -ht $@ | $(PERL) $(SORTOBJDUMP) >> $(BIN)/$*.tmp.map
- 
- # Keep intermediate object file (useful for debugging)
- .PRECIOUS : $(BIN)/%.tmp
-@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@
- 		echo "files are missing a licence declaration:" ;\
- 		echo $(call unlicensed_deps_list,$<);\
- 		exit 1,\
--		$(LICENCE) $(call licence_list,$<))
-+		$(PERL) $(LICENCE) $(call licence_list,$<))
- 
- # Extract compression information from intermediate object file
- #
-@@ -941,7 +941,7 @@
- CLEANUP	+= $(BIN)/symtab
- 
- symcheck : $(SYMTAB)
--	$(SYMCHECK) $<
-+	$(PERL) $(SYMCHECK) $<
- 
- endif # defined(BIN)
-