diff --git a/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index 94d031fb21..852a4f48bb 100644
--- a/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/package/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=e2fsprogs
-PKG_VERSION:=1.42.3
-PKG_MD5SUM:=73431146f58d40fe1375aba2060f0da8
+PKG_VERSION:=1.42.4
+PKG_MD5SUM:=e17fa99748fe020012345834c7c35997
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz