diff --git a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
index 9f389efc06d4..6d429c94b28f 100644
--- a/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
+++ b/nixos/modules/services/hardware/pcscd.nix
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 { config, pkgs, ... }:
 
+let
+  cfgFile = pkgs.writeText "reader.conf" "";
+in
+
 with pkgs.lib;
 
 {
@@ -24,22 +28,19 @@ with pkgs.lib;
 
   config = mkIf config.services.pcscd.enable {
 
-    jobs.pcscd =
-      { description = "PCSC-Lite daemon";
-
-        startOn = "started udev";
-
-        daemonType = "fork";
-
-        # Add to the drivers directory the only drivers we have by now: ccid
-        preStart = ''
-            mkdir -p /var/lib/pcsc
-            rm -Rf /var/lib/pcsc/drivers
-            ln -s ${pkgs.ccid}/pcsc/drivers /var/lib/pcsc/
-        '';
-
-        exec = "${pkgs.pcsclite}/sbin/pcscd";
+    systemd.services.pcscd = {
+      description = "PCSC-Lite daemon";
+      wantedBy = [ "multi-user.target" ];
+      preStart = ''
+          mkdir -p /var/lib/pcsc
+          rm -Rf /var/lib/pcsc/drivers
+          ln -s ${pkgs.ccid}/pcsc/drivers /var/lib/pcsc/
+      '';
+      serviceConfig = {
+        Type = "forking";
+        ExecStart = "${pkgs.pcsclite}/sbin/pcscd -c ${cfgFile}";
       };
+    };
 
   };
 
diff --git a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
index 7f13ffc8db5f..2737cc435752 100644
--- a/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/tools/security/pcsclite/default.nix
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 { stdenv, fetchurl, pkgconfig, udev, dbus_libs, perl }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  version = "1.8.10";
+  version = "1.8.11";
   name = "pcsclite-${version}";
 
   src = fetchurl {
-    url = "https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/3963/pcsc-lite-${version}.tar.bz2";
-    sha256 = "04i63zi9ayg38z3cahp6gf3rgx23w17bmcpdccm2hvaj63blnz30";
+    url = "https://alioth.debian.org/frs/download.php/file/3991/pcsc-lite-${version}.tar.bz2";
+    sha256 = "945041c94c53959ae5a767616a4ec5099fe67f549bfd344e8bd0cfe7a3c71ac6";
   };
 
   # The OS should care on preparing the drivers into this location
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   nativeBuildInputs = [ pkgconfig ];
 
-  meta = {
+  meta = with stdenv.lib; {
     description = "Middleware to access a smart card using SCard API (PC/SC)";
     homepage = http://pcsclite.alioth.debian.org/;
-    license = "BSD";
-    maintainers = with stdenv.lib.maintainers; [viric];
-    platforms = with stdenv.lib.platforms; linux;
+    license = licenses.bsd3;
+    maintainers = with maintainers; [viric];
+    platforms = with platforms; linux;
   };
 }