diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/consoletools/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/consoletools/default.nix
index 8def013b956f..61ddd5203cdc 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/consoletools/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/consoletools/default.nix
@@ -1,15 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, SDL }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, pkg-config, SDL, SDL2 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "linuxconsoletools";
-  version = "1.6.1";
+  version = "1.8.1";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/linuxconsole/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0d2r3j916fl2y7pk1y82b9fvbr10dgs1gw7rqwzfpispdidb1mp9";
+    sha256 = "sha256-TaKXRceCt9sY9fN8Sed78WMSHdN2Hi/HY2+gy/NcJFY=";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ SDL ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkg-config ];
+  buildInputs = [ SDL SDL2 ];
 
   makeFlags = [ "DESTDIR=$(out)"];