diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3/default.nix
index 07c27ec1a973..2d78fba58f05 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3/default.nix
@@ -1,26 +1,26 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, gtk, pango, perl, python, zip, libIDL
-, libjpeg, libpng, zlib, cairo, dbus, dbus_glib, bzip2, xlibs
+, libjpeg, libpng, zlib, cairo, dbus, dbus_glib, bzip2, xlibs, alsaLib
 , gnomevfs, libgnomeui
 , freetype, fontconfig
 , application ? "browser" }:
 
-let version = "3.0.11-g1"; in
+let version = "3.5"; in
 stdenv.mkDerivation {
   name = "icecat-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gnuzilla/${version}/icecat-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "1kzsjlyi41lglsfnfsqdbs75b279pwi742cp19h6c2410gvsb9km";
+    sha256 = "1i2sc30j8zxq7p7wcsn7c5pcz4xny97vra13f2wbyzlky7hx6jkz";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [
-    libgnomeui gnomevfs
+    libgnomeui gnomevfs alsaLib
     pkgconfig gtk perl zip libIDL libjpeg libpng zlib cairo bzip2
     python dbus dbus_glib pango freetype fontconfig
     xlibs.libXi xlibs.libX11 xlibs.libXrender xlibs.libXft xlibs.libXt
   ];
 
-  patches = [ ./skip-gre-registration.patch ];
+  patches = [ ./skip-gre-registration.patch ./rpath-link.patch ];
 
   configureFlags = [
     "--enable-application=${application}"
@@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation {
 
     homepage = http://www.gnu.org/software/gnuzilla/;
     licenses = [ "GPLv2+" "LGPLv2+" "MPLv1+" ];
+
+    maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
   };
 
   passthru = {
diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3/rpath-link.patch b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3/rpath-link.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d50784f13eea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3/rpath-link.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+Without this patch, IceCat ends up linking with
+`-Wl,-rpath-link=/bin -Wl-,-rpath-link=/lib'.
+
+--- icecat-3.5/js/src/configure	2009-07-04 18:03:01.000000000 +0200
++++ icecat-3.5/js/src/configure	2009-07-13 18:34:30.000000000 +0200
+@@ -4775,7 +4775,6 @@ HOST_AR='$(AR)'
+ HOST_AR_FLAGS='$(AR_FLAGS)'
+ 
+ MOZ_JS_LIBS='-L$(libdir) -lmozjs'
+-MOZ_FIX_LINK_PATHS='-Wl,-rpath-link,$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin -Wl,-rpath-link,$(PREFIX)/lib'
+ 
+ MOZ_COMPONENT_NSPR_LIBS='-L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/bin $(NSPR_LIBS)'
+ MOZ_XPCOM_OBSOLETE_LIBS='-L$(LIBXUL_DIST)/lib -lxpcom_compat'
+
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index f43fed7ed0cc..d78d0a3862d7 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -6396,14 +6396,14 @@ let
 
   icecat3 = lowPrio (import ../applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3 {
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig perl zip libjpeg libpng zlib cairo
-      python dbus dbus_glib freetype fontconfig bzip2 xlibs;
+      python dbus dbus_glib freetype fontconfig bzip2 xlibs alsaLib;
     inherit (gnome) libIDL libgnomeui gnomevfs gtk pango;
   });
 
   icecatXulrunner3 = lowPrio (import ../applications/networking/browsers/icecat-3 {
     application = "xulrunner";
     inherit fetchurl stdenv pkgconfig perl zip libjpeg libpng zlib cairo
-      python dbus dbus_glib freetype fontconfig bzip2 xlibs;
+      python dbus dbus_glib freetype fontconfig bzip2 xlibs alsaLib;
     inherit (gnome) libIDL libgnomeui gnomevfs gtk pango;
   });