diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/default.nix b/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/default.nix
index 63f387db9046..701e75ff5f2b 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/default.nix
@@ -9,21 +9,21 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
   pname = "drogon";
-  version = "1.9.4";
+  version = "1.9.7";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "drogonframework";
     repo = "drogon";
     rev = "v${finalAttrs.version}";
-    hash = "sha256-P6blu3EIBzmK1zikFPiV+tvFLfiQhK+cRdClQOhcBSU=";
+    hash = "sha256-YmN02OvCllxADAIicWKaTevrbAsP/ZbnhBd/hjqqz7A=";
     fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];
 
   cmakeFlags = [
-    "-DBUILD_TESTING=${if finalAttrs.finalPackage.doInstallCheck then "ON" else "OFF"}"
-    "-DBUILD_EXAMPLES=OFF"
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_TESTING" finalAttrs.finalPackage.doInstallCheck)
+    (lib.cmakeBool "BUILD_EXAMPLES" false)
   ];
 
   propagatedBuildInputs = [
diff --git a/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/fix_find_package.patch b/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/fix_find_package.patch
index b76dbfe48830..49754b9fa220 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/fix_find_package.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/libraries/drogon/fix_find_package.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-diff --git a/test.sh b/test.sh
-index f017b9a..027031e 100755
---- a/test.sh
-+++ b/test.sh
-@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ if [ $os = "windows" ]; then
-   conan install $src_dir -s compiler="Visual Studio" -s compiler.version=16 -sbuild_type=Debug -g cmake_paths
-   cmake_gen="$cmake_gen -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=conan_paths.cmake -DCMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=$src_dir/install"
- fi
--cmake .. $cmake_gen
-+cmake .. $cmake_gen -DDrogon_DIR=$out/lib/cmake/Drogon -DTrantor_DIR=$out/lib/cmake/Trantor
+diff --git i/test.sh w/test.sh
+index 4796ff11..a6627fec 100755
+--- i/test.sh
++++ w/test.sh
+@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ function do_drogon_ctl_test()
+                               -DCMAKE_POLICY_DEFAULT_CMP0091=NEW \
+                               -DCMAKE_CXX_STANDARD=17"
+     fi
+-    cmake .. $cmake_gen
++    cmake .. $cmake_gen -DDrogon_DIR=$out/lib/cmake/Drogon -DTrantor_DIR=$out/lib/cmake/Trantor
  
- if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
-     echo "Failed to run CMake for example project"
+     if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+         echo "Failed to run CMake for example project"