diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.0.0-b3.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.0.0-b3.nix
deleted file mode 100644
index 6567e5dfcc40..000000000000
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.0.0-b3.nix
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,29 +0,0 @@
-args : with args; 
-let 
-  version = "2.0.0-b3"; 
-  patches = [];
-in
-rec {
-  src = /* Here a fetchurl expression goes */
-        fetchurl {
-            url = http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/socat-2.0.0-b3.tar.bz2;
-            sha256 = "0p4v8m898dzcardsw02xdda3y3b1rky7v956rm27x43783w5qmsx";
-        };
-
-  buildInputs = [openssl];
-  configureFlags = [];
-
-  /* doConfigure should be specified separately */
-  phaseNames = ["doPatch" "doConfigure" "doMakeInstall"];
-      
-  name = "socat-" + version;
-  meta = {
-    description = "Socat - a different replacement for netcat";
-    longDesc = "
-        Socat, one more analogue of netcat, but not mimicking it.
-	'netcat++' (extended design, new implementation)
-";
-        homepage = "http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/";
-	srcs = patches;
-  };
-}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..621803134426
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, openssl }:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
+  name = "socat-2.0.0-b6";
+
+  src = fetchurl {
+    url = "http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/${name}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "03n70v7ygsl4ji7rwvyv8f70d3q32jnas26j29amkf3fm4agnhvz";
+  };
+
+  buildInputs = [ openssl ];
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "A utility for bidirectional data transfer between two independent data channels";
+    homepage = http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/;
+    platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.linux;
+    license = stdenv.lib.licenses.gpl2;
+    maintainers = stdenv.lib.maintainers.eelco;
+  };
+}
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
index 727bbe086059..45de7015d7ab 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/networking/socat/default.nix
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, openssl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "socat-1.7.2.1";
+  name = "socat-1.7.2.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/download/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0xw2qmmixv7jwsrgx2vy54bq695d6my3pm3z4dcpmf9vqvb2xsps";
+    sha256 = "0g4miazc9w3gxbk5vvw228jp3qxn775jspkgqv5hjf2d3bqpl5ls";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ openssl ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index d3a32b2c6b32..f9307bb7974f 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -1803,15 +1803,13 @@ let
 
   socat = callPackage ../tools/networking/socat { };
 
+  socat2pre = lowPrio (callPackage ../tools/networking/socat/2.x.nix { });
+
   sourceHighlight = callPackage ../tools/text/source-highlight {
     # Boost 1.54 causes the "test_regexranges" test to fail
     boost = boost153;
   };
 
-  socat2pre = lowPrio (builderDefsPackage ../tools/networking/socat/2.0.0-b3.nix {
-    inherit fetchurl stdenv openssl;
-  });
-
   squashfsTools = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/squashfs { };
 
   sshfsFuse = callPackage ../tools/filesystems/sshfs-fuse { };