diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmlrpc_c/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmlrpc_c/package.nix
index 4d554f251689..fa890a3b4c3b 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmlrpc_c/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/xm/xmlrpc_c/package.nix
@@ -2,19 +2,28 @@
   lib,
   stdenv,
   fetchurl,
+  pkg-config,
   curl,
   libxml2,
 }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "xmlrpc-c";
-  version = "1.59.03";
+  version = "1.60.05";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://sourceforge/xmlrpc-c/${pname}-${version}.tgz";
-    hash = "sha256-vbcdtCqwvlFZFVWIXRFoKwRMEDTUoylkAb+SHsCyM/4=";
+    hash = "sha256-Z9hgBiRZ6ieEwHtNeRMxnZU5+nKfU0N46OQciRjyrfY=";
   };
 
+  postPatch = ''
+    rm -rf lib/expat
+  '';
+
+  nativeBuildInputs = [
+    pkg-config
+  ];
+
   buildInputs = [
     curl
     libxml2
@@ -37,8 +46,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "Lightweight RPC library based on XML and HTTP";
     homepage = "https://xmlrpc-c.sourceforge.net/";
-    # <xmlrpc-c>/doc/COPYING also lists "Expat license",
-    # "ABYSS Web Server License" and "Python 1.5.2 License"
+    # <xmlrpc-c>/doc/COPYING also lists "ABYSS Web Server License" and "Python 1.5.2 License"
     license = licenses.bsd3;
     platforms = platforms.unix;
     maintainers = [ maintainers.bjornfor ];