diff --git a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix
index e3d53e72f3a..6257120f47e 100644
--- a/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/development/tools/misc/global/default.nix
@@ -1,22 +1,15 @@
 { fetchurl, stdenv, libtool, ncurses }:
 
 stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
-  name = "global-5.9.5";
+  name = "global-5.9.6";
 
   src = fetchurl {
     url = "mirror://gnu/global/${name}.tar.gz";
-    sha256 = "0hi7s9nnd0fwdqis2bs66k4bfmwvkwjclv7sx1p9rfpl21ngj8zw";
+    sha256 = "1hs6dspwl3pnh03blwnhlbm9lm16afm7z8f8sbvim19d7ylm7zkb";
   };
 
   buildInputs = [ libtool ncurses ];
 
-  patchPhase =
-    # Remove $(CURSES_LIBS) from the dependencies because it contains stuff
-    # like "-ldl -lncurses".
-    '' sed -i gtags-cscope/Makefile.in \
-           -e 's|gtags_cscope_DEPENDENCIES = $(LDADD) $(LTDLDEPS) $(CURSES_LIBS)|gtags_cscope_DEPENDENCIES = $(LDADD)|g'
-    '';
-
   configurePhase =
     '' ./configure --prefix="$out" --disable-static ''
     + ''--with-posix-sort=$(type -p sort) ''