diff --git a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
index 58c4fc53a419..b171dd6c0a74 100644
--- a/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/os-specific/linux/spl/default.nix
@@ -10,11 +10,12 @@ assert kernel != null;
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   name = "spl-${version}-${kernel.version}";
+  version = "0.7.9";
 
   src = fetchFromGitHub {
     owner = "zfsonlinux";
     repo = "spl";
-    rev = "spl-0.7.9";
+    rev = "spl-${version}";
     sha256 = "0540m1dv9jvrzk9kw61glg0h0cwj976mr9zb42y3nh17k47ywff0";
   };