diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
index ffdaeaef035aa..49f5fbe88159f 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/pixman/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "pixman";
-  version = "0.38.4";
+  version = "0.42.2";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://xorg/individual/lib/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "0l0m48lnmdlmnaxn2021qi5cj366d9fzfjxkqgcj9bs14pxbgaw4";
+    urls = [
+      "mirror://xorg/individual/lib/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+      "https://cairographics.org/releases/${pname}-${version}.tar.gz"
+    ];
+    hash = "sha256-6hSA762i/ZSLx1Nm98NJ4cltMpfQmj/mJibjjiNKYl4=";
   };
 
   separateDebugInfo = !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic;