diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
index a7ea5bee3089..dd9bcd878d9d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin/default.nix
@@ -1,27 +1,18 @@
-{ stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, pkg-config, gtk2, gtk2-x11
-, gtkspell2, aspell
-, gst_all_1, startupnotification, gettext
-, perlPackages, libxml2, nss, nspr, farstream
-, libXScrnSaver, avahi, dbus, dbus-glib, intltool, libidn
-, lib, python3, libICE, libXext, libSM
-, libgnt, ncurses
-, cyrus_sasl ? null
-, openssl ? null
-, gnutls ? null
-, libgcrypt ? null
-, plugins, symlinkJoin
-, cacert
+{ stdenv, fetchurl, makeWrapper, pkg-config, gtk2, gtk2-x11, gtkspell2, aspell
+, gst_all_1, libstartup_notification, gettext, perlPackages, libxml2, nss
+, nspr, farstream, libXScrnSaver, avahi, dbus, dbus-glib, intltool, libidn
+, lib, python3, libICE, libXext, libSM, libgnt, ncurses, cyrus_sasl, openssl
+, gnutls, libgcrypt, symlinkJoin, cacert, plugins, withOpenssl, withGnutls, withCyrus_sasl ? true
 }:
 
 # FIXME: clean the mess around choosing the SSL library (nss by default)
 
 let unwrapped = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "pidgin";
-  majorVersion = "2";
-  version = "${majorVersion}.14.8";
+  version = "2.14.8";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "mirror://sourceforge/pidgin/${pname}-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    url = "mirror://sourceforge/pidgin/pidgin-${version}.tar.bz2";
     sha256 = "1jjc15pfyw3012q5ffv7q4r88wv07ndqh0wakyxa2k0w4708b01z";
   };
 
@@ -32,7 +23,7 @@ let unwrapped = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   buildInputs = let
     python-with-dbus = python3.withPackages (pp: with pp; [ dbus-python ]);
   in [
-    aspell startupnotification
+    aspell libstartup_notification
     gst_all_1.gstreamer gst_all_1.gst-plugins-base gst_all_1.gst-plugins-good
     libxml2 nss nspr
     libXScrnSaver python-with-dbus
@@ -40,17 +31,16 @@ let unwrapped = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     libICE libXext libSM cyrus_sasl
     libgnt ncurses # optional: build finch - the console UI
   ]
-  ++ (lib.optional (openssl != null) openssl)
-  ++ (lib.optional (gnutls != null) gnutls)
-  ++ (lib.optional (libgcrypt != null) libgcrypt)
-  ++ (lib.optionals (stdenv.isLinux) [gtk2 gtkspell2 farstream])
-  ++ (lib.optional (stdenv.isDarwin) gtk2-x11);
+  ++ lib.optional withOpenssl openssl
+  ++ lib.optionals withGnutls [ gnutls libgcrypt ]
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isLinux [ gtk2 gtkspell2 farstream ]
+  ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin gtk2-x11;
 
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [ pkg-config gettext ]
     ++ (with perlPackages; [ perl XMLParser ])
-    ++ (lib.optional (stdenv.isLinux) gtk2)
-    ++ (lib.optional (stdenv.isDarwin) gtk2-x11);
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isLinux gtk2
+    ++ lib.optional stdenv.isDarwin gtk2-x11;
 
   patches = [ ./pidgin-makefile.patch ./add-search-path.patch ];
 
@@ -66,9 +56,9 @@ let unwrapped = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     "--disable-tcl"
     "--disable-gevolution"
   ]
-  ++ (lib.optionals (cyrus_sasl != null) [ "--enable-cyrus-sasl=yes" ])
-  ++ (lib.optionals (gnutls != null) ["--enable-gnutls=yes" "--enable-nss=no"])
-  ++ (lib.optionals (stdenv.isDarwin) ["--disable-gtkspell" "--disable-vv"]);
+  ++ lib.optionals withCyrus_sasl [ "--enable-cyrus-sasl=yes" ]
+  ++ lib.optionals withGnutls ["--enable-gnutls=yes" "--enable-nss=no"]
+  ++ lib.optionals stdenv.isDarwin ["--disable-gtkspell" "--disable-vv"];
 
   enableParallelBuilding = true;
 
@@ -90,12 +80,12 @@ let unwrapped = stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   passthru = {
-    makePluginPath = lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib/purple-${majorVersion}";
+    makePluginPath = lib.makeSearchPathOutput "lib" "lib/purple-${lib.versions.major version}";
   };
 
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Multi-protocol instant messaging client";
-    homepage = "http://pidgin.im";
+    homepage = "https://pidgin.im/";
     license = licenses.gpl2Plus;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.vcunat ];
diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
index 83c5bf4aba6c..8ec2a2239eca 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
@@ -27308,10 +27308,8 @@ with pkgs;
   picoloop = callPackage ../applications/audio/picoloop { };
 
   pidgin = callPackage ../applications/networking/instant-messengers/pidgin {
-    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;
-    startupnotification = libstartup_notification;
+    withOpenssl = config.pidgin.openssl or true;
+    withGnutls = config.pidgin.gnutls or false;
     plugins = [];
   };