diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix
index 92f15c1ade3d..1ffdaa36e965 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/libcap/default.nix
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ assert stdenv.isLinux;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "libcap-${version}";
-  version = "2.22";
+  version = "2.24";
   
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://gentoo/distfiles/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "03q50j6bg65cc501q87qh328ncav1i8qw2bjig99vxmmfx4bvsvk";
+    url = "mirror://kernel/linux/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/${name}.tar.xz";
+    sha256 = "0rbc9qbqs5bp9am9s9g83wxj5k4ixps2agy9dxr1v1fwg27mdr6f";
   };
   
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];