diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/default.nix
index 5a9b08e20d0b..51df81cea5ef 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/default.nix
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
-{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, fetchpatch, m4, ncurses, ocaml, writeText }:
+{ lib, stdenv, fetchurl, ncurses, ocaml, writeText }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  pname = "ocaml-findlib";
-  version = "1.9.3";
+  pname = "ocaml${ocaml.version}-findlib";
+  version = "1.9.6";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "http://download.camlcity.org/download/findlib-${version}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "sha256:0hfcwamcvinmww59b5i4yxbf0kxyzkp5qv3d1c7ybn9q52vgq463";
+    sha256 = "sha256-LfmWJ5rha2Bttf9Yefk9v63giY258aPoL3+EX6opMKI=";
   };
 
-  nativeBuildInputs = [m4 ocaml];
-  buildInputs = [ ncurses ];
+  nativeBuildInputs = [ ocaml ];
+  buildInputs = lib.optional (lib.versionOlder ocaml.version "4.07") ncurses;
 
   patches = [ ./ldconf.patch ./install_topfind.patch ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/install_topfind.patch b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/install_topfind.patch
index e961b3059065..c8bb6f8f7a33 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/install_topfind.patch
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/ocaml/findlib/install_topfind.patch
@@ -1,12 +1,13 @@
 --- a/src/findlib/Makefile
 +++ b/src/findlib/Makefile
-@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ clean:
+@@ -123,8 +123,8 @@
  install: all
- 	mkdir -p "$(prefix)$(OCAML_SITELIB)/$(NAME)"
- 	mkdir -p "$(prefix)$(OCAMLFIND_BIN)"
--	test $(INSTALL_TOPFIND) -eq 0 || cp topfind "$(prefix)$(OCAML_CORE_STDLIB)"
-+	test $(INSTALL_TOPFIND) -eq 0 || cp topfind "$(prefix)$(OCAML_SITELIB)"
+ 	$(INSTALLDIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)$(OCAML_SITELIB)/$(NAME)"
+ 	$(INSTALLDIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)$(OCAMLFIND_BIN)"
+-	test $(INSTALL_TOPFIND) -eq 0 || $(INSTALLDIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)$(OCAML_CORE_STDLIB)"
+-	test $(INSTALL_TOPFIND) -eq 0 || $(INSTALLFILE) topfind "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)$(OCAML_CORE_STDLIB)/"
++	test $(INSTALL_TOPFIND) -eq 0 || $(INSTALLDIR) "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)$(OCAML_SITELIB)"
++	test $(INSTALL_TOPFIND) -eq 0 || $(INSTALLFILE) topfind "$(DESTDIR)$(prefix)$(OCAML_SITELIB)/"
  	files=`$(SH) $(TOP)/tools/collect_files $(TOP)/Makefile.config \
  	findlib.cmi findlib.mli findlib.cma findlib.cmxa findlib$(LIB_SUFFIX) findlib.cmxs \
  	findlib_config.cmi findlib_config.ml topfind.cmi topfind.mli \
-