diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
index d0652adcb0d6..53790cd2b8be 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@
 } :
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "pidgin-2.10.7";
+  name = "pidgin-2.10.8";
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/pidgin/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "14piyx4xpc3l8286x4nh5pna2wfyn9cv0qa29br1q3d2xja2k8zb";
+    sha256 = "09w2gbnplyw21lmf9jwk6vkk5gpx5lq15s38bmhkxzw86mz3ccxn";
   };
 
   inherit nss ncurses;
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   configureFlags="--with-nspr-includes=${nspr}/include/nspr --with-nspr-libs=${nspr}/lib --with-nss-includes=${nss}/include/nss --with-nss-libs=${nss}/lib --with-ncurses-headers=${ncurses}/include --disable-meanwhile --disable-nm --disable-tcl"
   + (lib.optionalString (gnutls != null) " --enable-gnutls=yes --enable-nss=no")
   ;
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Pidgin IM - XMPP(Jabber), AIM/ICQ, IRC, SIP etc client";
     homepage = http://pidgin.im;
+    license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
+    platforms = platforms.linux;
   };
 }
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 9ec3270b09de..a4b687c344e1 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -8555,7 +8555,7 @@ let
     openssl = if config.pidgin.openssl or true then openssl else null;
     gnutls = if config.pidgin.gnutls or false then gnutls else null;
     libgcrypt = if config.pidgin.gnutls or false then libgcrypt else null;
-    inherit (gnome) startupnotification;
+    startupnotification = libstartup_notification;
   };
 
   pidginlatex = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin-plugins/pidgin-latex {