diff --git a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
index 3b02f1a0c5..60047c763a 100644
--- a/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
+++ b/tools/e2fsprogs/Makefile
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=e2fsprogs
-PKG_VERSION:=1.42.7
-PKG_MD5SUM:=a1ec22ef003688dae9f76c74881b22b9
+PKG_VERSION:=1.42.8
+PKG_MD5SUM:=8ef664b6eb698aa6b733df59b17b9ed4
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz