diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
index 5a40837f1d9d..e3aaca2e5b22 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "pcsclite-${version}";
-  version = "1.8.20";
+  version = "1.8.21";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    # This URL changes in unpredictable ways, so it is not sensicle
+    # This URL changes in unpredictable ways, so it is not sensible
     # to put a version variable in there.
-    url = "https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/4203/pcsc-lite-1.8.20.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "1ckb0jf4n585a4j26va3jm2nrv3c1y38974514f8qy3c04a02zgc";
+    url = "https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/4216/pcsc-lite-1.8.21.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "1b8kwl81f6s3y7qh68ahr8sp8a0w6m464v9b3s4zxq2cgpmnaczy";
   };
 
   patches = [ ./no-dropdir-literals.patch ];