diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/linuxsampler/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/linuxsampler/default.nix
index 4dad6e58fee9..440f81c53c3c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/linuxsampler/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/linuxsampler/default.nix
@@ -1,31 +1,28 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchsvn, alsaLib, asio, autoconf, automake, bison
-, libjack2, libgig, libsndfile, libtool, lv2, pkgconfig }:
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, autoconf, automake, bison, libtool, pkgconfig, which
+, alsaLib, asio, libjack2, libgig, libsndfile, lv2 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "linuxsampler-svn-${version}";
-  version = "2340";
+  name = "linuxsampler-${version}";
+  version = "2.1.0";
 
-  src = fetchsvn {
-    url = "https://svn.linuxsampler.org/svn/linuxsampler/trunk";
-    rev = "${version}";
-    sha256 = "0zsrvs9dwwhjx733m45vfi11yjkqv33z8qxn2i9qriq5zs1f0kd7";
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://download.linuxsampler.org/packages/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "0fdxpw7jjfi058l95131d6d8538h05z7n94l60i6mhp9xbplj2jf";
   };
 
-  patches = ./linuxsampler_lv2_sfz_fix.diff;
-
   # It fails to compile without this option. I'm not sure what the bug
   # is, but everything works OK for me (goibhniu).
   configureFlags = [ "--disable-nptl-bug-check" ];
 
   preConfigure = ''
-    sed -e 's/which/type -P/g' -i scripts/generate_parser.sh
-    make -f Makefile.cvs
+    make -f Makefile.svn
   '';
 
-  buildInputs = [ 
-   alsaLib asio autoconf automake bison libjack2 libgig libsndfile
-   libtool lv2 pkgconfig
-  ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoconf automake bison libtool pkgconfig which ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ alsaLib asio libjack2 libgig libsndfile lv2 ];
+
+  enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     homepage = http://www.linuxsampler.org;
@@ -40,7 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       prior written permission by the LinuxSampler authors. If you
       have questions on the subject, that are not yet covered by the
       FAQ, please contact us.
-    ''; 
+    '';
     license = licenses.unfree;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.goibhniu ];
     platforms = platforms.linux;
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/linuxsampler/linuxsampler_lv2_sfz_fix.diff b/pkgs/applications/audio/linuxsampler/linuxsampler_lv2_sfz_fix.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index 114726db19d6..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/linuxsampler/linuxsampler_lv2_sfz_fix.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,50 +0,0 @@
-Index: linuxsampler-r2359/src/hostplugins/lv2/PluginLv2.cpp
-===================================================================
---- linuxsampler-r2359/src/hostplugins/lv2/PluginLv2.cpp	(revision 2359)
-+++ linuxsampler-r2359/src/hostplugins/lv2/PluginLv2.cpp	(working copy)
-@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
-  *   MA  02110-1301  USA                                                   *
-  ***************************************************************************/
- 
-+#define _BSD_SOURCE 1  /* for realpath() */
-+
- #include <algorithm>
- #include <cassert>
- #include <cstdio>
-@@ -118,6 +120,23 @@
-         dmsg(2, ("linuxsampler: Deactivate\n"));
-     }
- 
-+    static String RealPath(const String& path)
-+    {
-+        String out   = path;
-+        char*  cpath = NULL;
-+#ifdef _WIN32
-+        cpath = (char*)malloc(MAX_PATH);
-+        GetFullPathName(path.c_str(), MAX_PATH, cpath, NULL);
-+#else
-+        cpath = realpath(path.c_str(), NULL);
-+#endif
-+        if (cpath) {
-+            out = cpath;
-+            free(cpath);
-+        }
-+        return out;
-+    }
-+
-     String PluginLv2::PathToState(const String& path) {
-         if (MapPath) {
-             char* cstr = MapPath->abstract_path(MapPath->handle, path.c_str());
-@@ -131,9 +150,10 @@
-     String PluginLv2::PathFromState(const String& path) {
-         if (MapPath) {
-             char* cstr = MapPath->absolute_path(MapPath->handle, path.c_str());
--            const String abstract_path(cstr);
-+            // Resolve symbolic links so SFZ sample paths load correctly
-+            const String absolute_path(RealPath(cstr));
-             free(cstr);
--            return abstract_path;
-+            return absolute_path;
-         }
-         return path;
-     }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 301bcfd193d8..dc92b9a8b53d 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -15636,9 +15636,7 @@ with pkgs;
     polarssl = mbedtls_1_3;
   };
 
-  linuxsampler = callPackage ../applications/audio/linuxsampler {
-    bison = bison2;
-  };
+  linuxsampler = callPackage ../applications/audio/linuxsampler { };
 
   llpp = ocaml-ng.ocamlPackages.callPackage ../applications/misc/llpp { };