diff --git a/pkgs/tools/graphics/glxinfo/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/graphics/glxinfo/default.nix
index 35bc1e610de7..d2c2f30d6fc6 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/graphics/glxinfo/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/graphics/glxinfo/default.nix
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl, xlibsWrapper, mesa}:
 
-let version = "8.1.0"; in
+let version = "8.3.0"; in
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "glxinfo-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "ftp://ftp.freedesktop.org/pub/mesa/demos/${version}/mesa-demos-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0a58hw5850731p4smz4zqsbvyxvgjf7n5xdbs9l1wamk8q3gl0wp";
+    sha256 = "1vqb7s5m3fcg2csbiz45mha1pys2xx6rhw94fcyvapqdpm5iawy1";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [xlibsWrapper mesa];
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
   buildPhase = "
     cd src/xdemos
-    gcc glxinfo.c -o glxinfo -lGL -lX11
+    gcc glxinfo.c glinfo_common.c -o glxinfo -lGL -lX11
     gcc glxgears.c -o glxgears -lGL -lX11
   ";