diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
index 16ab1f8e5dc4..d50822d49491 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/gdb/default.nix
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 let
 
-  basename = "gdb-7.9";
+  basename = "gdb-7.9.1";
 
   # Whether (cross-)building for GNU/Hurd.  This is an approximation since
   # having `stdenv ? cross' doesn't tell us if we're building `crossDrv' and
@@ -27,11 +27,9 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/gdb/${basename}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "14l3hhsy7fmpn2dk7ivc67gnbjdhkxlq90kxijpzfa35l58mcccv";
+    sha256 = "0h5sfg4ndhb8q4fxbq0hdxfjp35n6ih96f6x8yvb418s84x5976d";
   };
 
-  # patches = [ ./edit-signals.patch ];
-
   # I think python is not a native input, but I leave it
   # here while I will not need it cross building
   nativeBuildInputs = [ texinfo python perl ]