diff --git a/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk b/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
index 10b6cea029..a8c056ea3d 100644
--- a/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
+++ b/package/libpcap/libpcap.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBPCAP_VERSION = 1.5.3
+LIBPCAP_VERSION = 1.6.1
 LIBPCAP_SITE = http://www.tcpdump.org/release
 LIBPCAP_LICENSE = BSD-3c
 LIBPCAP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE