diff --git a/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/libobjc2/default.nix b/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/libobjc2/default.nix
index c524c42c92f4..b44e60ce233d 100644
--- a/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/libobjc2/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/desktops/gnustep/libobjc2/default.nix
@@ -2,13 +2,14 @@
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   pname = "libobjc2";
-  version = "1.9";
+  version = "2.1";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "gnustep";
     repo = "libobjc2";
     rev = "v${version}";
-    sha256 = "00pscl3ly3rv6alf9vk70kxnnxq2rfgpc1ylcv6cgjs9jxdnrqmn";
+    hash = "sha256-iDOVEDnTAfg9r3/kdHp7hzX2oIjO1ovaqgrlIV7V68M=";
+    fetchSubmodules = true;
   };
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ cmake ];