diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix
index 7a61437b5eee..1ee03db568b1 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libevdev/default.nix
@@ -2,18 +2,18 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libevdev";
-  version = "1.8.0";
+  version = "1.9.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "https://www.freedesktop.org/software/${pname}/${pname}-${version}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "04a2klvii0in9ln8r85mk2cm73jq8ry2m3yzmf2z8xyjxzjcmlr0";
+    sha256 = "17pb5375njb1r05xmk0r57a2j986ihglh2n5nqcylbag4rj8mqg7";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ python3 ];
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Wrapper library for evdev devices";
-    homepage = http://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/doc/latest/index.html;
+    homepage = "http://www.freedesktop.org/software/libevdev/doc/latest/index.html";
     license = licenses.mit;
     platforms = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.amorsillo ];