diff --git a/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix b/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix
index c1ee2250c9a2..2221f6bc6f5f 100644
--- a/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/data/fonts/terminus-font/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,24 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, python3, bdftopcf, mkfontdir, mkfontscale }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "terminus-font-4.46";
+  pname = "terminus-font";
+  version = "4.47";
+  name = "${pname}-${version}"; # set here for use in URL below
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://sourceforge/project/terminus-font/${name}/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1kavqw38aarz0vpwz4b7l6l8xkyc5096zaf9ypqnvdwraqz46aaf";
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/project/${pname}/${name}/${name}.tar.gz";
+    sha256 = "15qjcpalcxjiwsjgjg5k88vkwp56cs2nnx4ghya6mqp4i1c206qg";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ python3 bdftopcf mkfontdir mkfontscale ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ python3 bdftopcf mkfontdir mkfontscale ];
 
   patchPhase = ''
     substituteInPlace Makefile --replace 'fc-cache' '#fc-cache'
   '';
 
-  configurePhase = ''
-    sh ./configure --prefix=$out
-  '';
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
-  installPhase = ''
-    make install fontdir
-  '';
+  installTargets = [ "install" "fontdir" ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "A clean fixed width font";
@@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       16x32. The styles are normal and bold (except for 6x12), plus
       EGA/VGA-bold for 8x14 and 8x16.
     '';
-    homepage = http://www.is-vn.bg/hamster/;
+    homepage = http://terminus-font.sourceforge.net/;
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ astsmtl ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;