diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.1.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.1.x.nix
index b0f125faef7a..c210c9965327 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.1.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/mysql/5.1.x.nix
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 # Note: zlib is not required; MySQL can use an internal zlib.
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "mysql-5.1.69";
+  name = "mysql-5.1.72";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://cdn.mysql.com/Downloads/MySQL-5.1/${name}.tar.gz";
-    md5 = "06bbb6a11a2cbe042f80dbd333ff9f12";
+    md5 = "ed79cd48e3e7402143548917813cdb80";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ncurses zlib perl openssl] ++ stdenv.lib.optional stdenv.isLinux ps;