diff --git a/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix b/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
index fad8a584ed2a..a30a97ce9ce5 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/compilers/nasm/default.nix
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "nasm-${version}";
-  version = "2.11.05"; # do not update until syslinux is fixed with that version
+  version = "2.11.08";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://www.nasm.us/pub/nasm/releasebuilds/${version}/${name}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "1sgspnascc0asmwlv3jm1mq4vzx653sa7vlg48z20pfybk7pnhaa";
+    sha256 = "0ialkla6i63j8fpv840jy7k5mdf2wbqr98bvbcq0dp0b38ls18wx";
   };
 
   meta = with stdenv.lib; {