diff --git a/tools/xz/Makefile b/tools/xz/Makefile
index 660f6e899c..36644cda07 100644
--- a/tools/xz/Makefile
+++ b/tools/xz/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=xz
-PKG_VERSION:=5.0.0
+PKG_VERSION:=5.0.1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://tukaani.org/xz
-PKG_MD5SUM:=0652c09fdbb93ae2ce78c1368ffda612
+PKG_MD5SUM:=cb6c7a58cec4d663a395c54d186ca0c6
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/host-build.mk