diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pupnp/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pupnp/default.nix
index 66a395801b27..b616b898a6e0 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pupnp/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pupnp/default.nix
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
-{ fetchFromGitHub, stdenv, autoreconfHook }:
+{ fetchFromGitHub, stdenv, autoreconfHook, pkg-config }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libupnp";
-  version = "1.8.4";
+  version = "1.12.0";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "mrjimenez";
     repo = "pupnp";
     rev = "release-${version}";
-    sha256 = "1daml02z4rs9cxls95p2v24jvwcsp43a0gqv06s84ay5yn6r47wx";
+    sha256 = "17jhbzx8khz5vbl0lhcipjzgg897p1k2lp5wcc3hiddcfyh05pdj";
   };
   outputs = [ "dev" "out" ];
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ autoreconfHook pkg-config ];
 
   hardeningDisable = [ "fortify" ];