diff --git a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
index 9fd1d86ff82a..065d237a0731 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/misc/coreutils/default.nix
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ assert aclSupport -> acl != null;
 assert selinuxSupport -> libselinux != null && libsepol != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "coreutils-8.20";
+  name = "coreutils-8.21";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/coreutils/${name}.tar.xz";
-    sha256 = "1cly97xdy3v4nbbx631k43smqw0nnpn651kkprs0yyl2cj3pkjyv";
+    sha256 = "064f512185iysqqcvhnhaf3bfmzrvcgs7n405qsyp99zmfyl9amd";
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ perl ];
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional selinuxSupport libselinux
     ++ stdenv.lib.optional selinuxSupport libsepol;
 
-  crossAttrs = ({
+  crossAttrs = {
     buildInputs = [ gmp ]
       ++ stdenv.lib.optional aclSupport acl.crossDrv
       ++ stdenv.lib.optional selinuxSupport libselinux.crossDrv
@@ -32,14 +32,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     # I don't know why it is not properly detected cross building with glibc.
     configureFlags = [ "fu_cv_sys_stat_statfs2_bsize=yes" ];
     doCheck = false;
-  }
-
-  //
-
-  # XXX: Temporary workaround to allow GNU/Hurd builds with newer libcs.
-  (stdenv.lib.optionalAttrs (stdenv.cross.config == "i586-pc-gnu") {
-    patches = [ ./gets-undeclared.patch ];
-  }));
+  };
 
   # The tests are known broken on Cygwin
   # (http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.gnu.core-utils.bugs/19025),
@@ -67,4 +60,3 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     maintainers = [ stdenv.lib.maintainers.ludo ];
   };
 }
-