diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix
index be583e08b6bc..ed03b758b756 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/directfb/src-for-default.nix
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 rec {
-   version="1.6.3";
-   name="directfb-1.6.3";
-   hash="0w2yyx6l2wn8jj9y14ymknqyc88wwrl314p9204frck91znsr5ks";
-   url="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.6/DirectFB-${version}.tar.gz";
-   advertisedUrl="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.6/DirectFB-1.6.3.tar.gz";
+   version="1.7.6";
+   name="directfb-${version}";
+   hash="1qf94vgsbcwfa00x2aqd6795n6z43x4ghclmb4sa4bl4zfn2pws4";
+   url="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.7/DirectFB-${version}.tar.gz";
+   advertisedUrl="http://directfb.org/downloads/Core/DirectFB-1.7/DirectFB-1.7.6.tar.gz";
   
   
 }