diff --git a/package/oprofile/oprofile.mk b/package/oprofile/oprofile.mk
index 42bf0e2571..4522cda487 100644
--- a/package/oprofile/oprofile.mk
+++ b/package/oprofile/oprofile.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # oprofile
 #
 #############################################################
-OPROFILE_VERSION := 0.9.4
+OPROFILE_VERSION := 0.9.6
 OPROFILE_CONF_OPT :=	--localstatedir=/var \
 			--with-kernel-support