diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxl/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxl/default.nix
index 8153fb883cac..8618fc80a525 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/libxl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/libxl/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libxl";
-  version = "3.8.5";
+  version = "3.8.7";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.libxl.com/download/${pname}-lin-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "15n8gxyznk1nm2kgp86hd36rnivjsby9ccl12lyabv6q3fab6fsx";
+    sha256 = "0mfi2mlsgqjw9ki3c5bsb6nr2aqym7s1priw70f69r12azzxfqw3";
   };
 
-  phases = [ "unpackPhase" "installPhase" "fixupPhase" ];
+  dontConfigure = true;
+  dontBuild = true;
 
   installPhase = ''
     mkdir $out
@@ -18,7 +19,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {
-    description = "A lbrary for parsing excel files";
+    description = "A library for parsing Excel files";
+    homepage    = "http://www.libxl.com/";
     license     = licenses.unfree;
     platforms   = platforms.linux;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [  ];