diff --git a/src/expat.mk b/src/expat.mk
index 05ac7fa4..27ece0d5 100644
--- a/src/expat.mk
+++ b/src/expat.mk
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ PKG             := expat
 $(PKG)_WEBSITE  := https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat
 $(PKG)_DESCR    := Expat XML Parser
 $(PKG)_IGNORE   :=
-$(PKG)_VERSION  := 2.2.8
-$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := 9a130948b05a82da34e4171d5f5ae5d321d9630277af02c8fa51e431f6475102
+$(PKG)_VERSION  := 2.2.9
+$(PKG)_CHECKSUM := f1063084dc4302a427dabcca499c8312b3a32a29b7d2506653ecc8f950a9a237
 $(PKG)_SUBDIR   := expat-$($(PKG)_VERSION)
 $(PKG)_FILE     := expat-$($(PKG)_VERSION).tar.bz2
 $(PKG)_URL      := https://$(SOURCEFORGE_MIRROR)/project/expat/expat/$($(PKG)_VERSION)/$($(PKG)_FILE)