diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix
index caedaac14964..cd58f2624edb 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/default.nix
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 {stdenv, fetchurl}:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
-  name = "gnumake-3.80";
+  name = "gnumake-3.81";
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = http://nix.cs.uu.nl/dist/tarballs/make-3.80.tar.bz2;
-    md5 = "0bbd1df101bc0294d440471e50feca71";
+    url = http://ftp.gnu.org/pub/gnu/make/make-3.81.tar.bz2;
+    md5 = "354853e0b2da90c527e35aabb8d6f1e6";
   };
   patches = [./log.diff];
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/log.diff b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/log.diff
index fa90acfe8de5..99111ca34952 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/log.diff
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/build-managers/gnumake/log.diff
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-diff -rc make-3.80-orig/job.c make-3.80/job.c
-*** make-3.80-orig/job.c	2002-08-10 03:27:17.000000000 +0200
---- make-3.80/job.c	2004-04-02 17:38:04.000000000 +0200
+diff -rc make-orig/job.c make-3.81/job.c
+*** make-orig/job.c	2006-03-20 04:03:04.000000000 +0100
+--- make-3.81/job.c	2006-06-21 17:31:52.000000000 +0200
 ***************
-*** 987,993 ****
+*** 1083,1089 ****
        appear.  */
   
     message (0, (just_print_flag || (!(flags & COMMANDS_SILENT) && !silent_flag))
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ diff -rc make-3.80-orig/job.c make-3.80/job.c
   
     /* Tell update_goal_chain that a command has been started on behalf of
        this target.  It is important that this happens here and not in
---- 987,993 ----
+--- 1083,1089 ----
        appear.  */
   
     message (0, (just_print_flag || (!(flags & COMMANDS_SILENT) && !silent_flag))
@@ -18,25 +18,12 @@ diff -rc make-3.80-orig/job.c make-3.80/job.c
   
     /* Tell update_goal_chain that a command has been started on behalf of
        this target.  It is important that this happens here and not in
-diff -rc make-3.80-orig/main.c make-3.80/main.c
-*** make-3.80-orig/main.c	2002-08-10 03:27:17.000000000 +0200
---- make-3.80/main.c	2004-04-02 17:42:50.000000000 +0200
+diff -rc make-orig/main.c make-3.81/main.c
+*** make-orig/main.c	2006-03-20 03:36:37.000000000 +0100
+--- make-3.81/main.c	2006-06-21 17:48:43.000000000 +0200
 ***************
-*** 254,259 ****
---- 254,263 ----
-     they appear out of date or not.  */
-  
-  int always_make_flag = 0;
-+ 
-+ int logNestingStdout = 0;
-+ int logNestingStderr = 0;
-+ 
-  
-  /* The usage output.  We write it this way to make life easier for the
-     translators, especially those trying to translate to right-to-left
-***************
-*** 827,832 ****
---- 831,845 ----
+*** 886,891 ****
+--- 886,900 ----
   }
   
   
@@ -49,23 +36,23 @@ diff -rc make-3.80-orig/main.c make-3.80/main.c
 + }
 + 
 + 
-  #ifndef _AMIGA
+  #ifdef _AMIGA
   int
-  main (argc, argv, envp)
+  main (int argc, char **argv)
 ***************
-*** 854,859 ****
---- 867,874 ----
-    no_default_sh_exe = 1;
+*** 931,936 ****
+--- 940,947 ----
+    atexit (close_stdout);
   #endif
   
 +   atexit(closeNesting);
 + 
-    default_goal_file = 0;
-    reading_file = 0;
+    /* Needed for OS/2 */
+    initialize_main(&argc, &argv);
   
 ***************
-*** 2782,2787 ****
---- 2797,2808 ----
+*** 3095,3100 ****
+--- 3106,3117 ----
   
     /* Use entire sentences to give the translators a fighting chance.  */
   
@@ -79,39 +66,40 @@ diff -rc make-3.80-orig/main.c make-3.80/main.c
       if (starting_directory == 0)
         if (entering)
 ***************
-*** 2810,2813 ****
---- 2831,2840 ----
-        else
+*** 3124,3129 ****
+--- 3141,3155 ----
           printf (_("%s[%u]: Leaving directory `%s'\n"),
                   program, makelevel, starting_directory);
-+ 
+  
 +   if (!entering)
 +     {
 +       printf("\e[q");
 +       logNestingStdout--;
 +     }
++  
+    /* Flush stdout to be sure this comes before any stderr output.  */
+    fflush (stdout);
   }
-diff -rc make-3.80-orig/make.h make-3.80/make.h
-*** make-3.80-orig/make.h	2002-09-11 18:55:44.000000000 +0200
---- make-3.80/make.h	2004-04-02 17:42:15.000000000 +0200
++ 
++ int logNestingStdout = 0;
++ int logNestingStderr = 0;
+diff -rc make-orig/make.h make-3.81/make.h
+*** make-orig/make.h	2006-02-16 00:54:43.000000000 +0100
+--- make-3.81/make.h	2006-06-21 17:39:35.000000000 +0200
 ***************
-*** 559,562 ****
---- 559,567 ----
-  extern int atomic_stat PARAMS ((const char *file, struct stat *buf));
-  extern struct dirent *atomic_readdir PARAMS ((DIR *dir));
+*** 609,611 ****
+--- 609,613 ----
+  #define ENULLLOOP(_v,_c)   do{ errno = 0; \
+                                 while (((_v)=_c)==0 && errno==EINTR); }while(0)
   
-+ 
-  #endif
-+ 
-+ 
 + extern int logNestingStdout;
 + extern int logNestingStderr;
-diff -rc make-3.80-orig/remake.c make-3.80/remake.c
-*** make-3.80-orig/remake.c	2002-08-08 02:11:19.000000000 +0200
---- make-3.80/remake.c	2004-04-04 23:10:19.000000000 +0200
+diff -rc make-orig/remake.c make-3.81/remake.c
+*** make-orig/remake.c	2006-03-20 03:36:37.000000000 +0100
+--- make-3.81/remake.c	2006-06-21 17:31:52.000000000 +0200
 ***************
-*** 1049,1055 ****
---- 1049,1059 ----
+*** 1120,1126 ****
+--- 1120,1130 ----
         /* The normal case: start some commands.  */
         if (!touch_flag || file->cmds->any_recurse)
   	{