diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/rrdtool/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/rrdtool/default.nix
index 98bf6a9cfc2d..de4c97731ef5 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/rrdtool/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/rrdtool/default.nix
@@ -2,14 +2,16 @@
 , tcl-8_5 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "rrdtool-1.5.6";
+  name = "rrdtool-1.6.0";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/pub/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "1s2cci80g6kbp5p77mkxpfxwvjm1802fw0bjfsa8yjv8g5a7fclq";
+    sha256 = "1msj1qsy3sdmx2g2rngp9a9qv50hz0ih7yx6nkx2b21drn4qx56d";
   };
 
-  buildInputs = [ gettext perl pkgconfig libxml2 pango cairo groff ]
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
+
+  buildInputs = [ gettext perl libxml2 pango cairo groff ]
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin tcl-8_5;
 
   postInstall = ''