diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/peg/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/peg/default.nix
index 1706b5448e14..3a273e1ddbfa 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/peg/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/parsing/peg/default.nix
@@ -1,20 +1,15 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "peg-0.1.4";
+  name = "peg-0.1.18";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "${meta.homepage}/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "01agf4fbqv0r1xyqvj0va8kcrh3f2ka59f1aqvzfrabn7n5p8ik4";
+    sha256 = "114h1y4k8fwcq9m0hfk33dsp7ah8zxzjjzlk71x4iirzczfkn690";
   };
 
   preBuild="makeFlagsArray+=( PREFIX=$out )";
 
-  preInstall=''
-    mkdir -pv $out/bin $out/share/man/man1
-    cp -pv *.1 $out/share/man/man1
-  '';
-
   meta = {
     homepage = http://piumarta.com/software/peg/;
     platforms = stdenv.lib.platforms.all;