diff --git a/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash b/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash
index eae3009c76..8759823e16 100644
--- a/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash
+++ b/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Locally computed:
-sha256  d5956b49314fc6a058864130fbcf040a12584ee1e38f3b6ea52aedfa99d4c14a  libhtp-0.5.39.tar.gz
+sha256  0afaff837c295c868db8c967b87b1b5e21c0386c15c3b5ead474799724c54ef8  libhtp-0.5.40.tar.gz
 sha256  87c93904e5434c81622ea690c2b90097b9f162aaa92a96542649a157dbf98d15  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk b/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk
index 532eaa340b..bb8aa73b42 100644
--- a/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk
+++ b/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBHTP_VERSION = 0.5.39
+LIBHTP_VERSION = 0.5.40
 LIBHTP_SITE = $(call github,OISF,libhtp,$(LIBHTP_VERSION))
 LIBHTP_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 LIBHTP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE