diff --git a/package/libsoup/libsoup.hash b/package/libsoup/libsoup.hash
index 3b9009884d..01bf419563 100644
--- a/package/libsoup/libsoup.hash
+++ b/package/libsoup/libsoup.hash
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# From https://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsoup/2.66/libsoup-2.66.5.sha256sum
-sha256  ee43be1485bd95b686236b1e0043ec6edb761a538616c9c63004d7d1979bb139  libsoup-2.66.5.tar.xz
+# From https://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/libsoup/2.72/libsoup-2.72.0.sha256sum
+sha256  170c3f8446b0f65f8e4b93603349172b1085fb8917c181d10962f02bb85f5387  libsoup-2.72.0.tar.xz
 # Locally calculated
 sha256  b7993225104d90ddd8024fd838faf300bea5e83d91203eab98e29512acebd69c  COPYING
diff --git a/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk b/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk
index 1617940c8f..6711326711 100644
--- a/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk
+++ b/package/libsoup/libsoup.mk
@@ -4,24 +4,43 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBSOUP_VERSION_MAJOR = 2.66
-LIBSOUP_VERSION = $(LIBSOUP_VERSION_MAJOR).5
+LIBSOUP_VERSION_MAJOR = 2.72
+LIBSOUP_VERSION = $(LIBSOUP_VERSION_MAJOR).0
 LIBSOUP_SOURCE = libsoup-$(LIBSOUP_VERSION).tar.xz
 LIBSOUP_SITE = http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/gnome/sources/libsoup/$(LIBSOUP_VERSION_MAJOR)
 LIBSOUP_LICENSE = LGPL-2.0+
 LIBSOUP_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING
 LIBSOUP_CPE_ID_VENDOR = gnome
 LIBSOUP_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
-LIBSOUP_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_path_GLIB_GENMARSHAL=$(LIBGLIB2_HOST_BINARY)
-LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS = -Dtests=false -Dvapi=false -Dgssapi=false
-LIBSOUP_DEPENDENCIES = host-pkgconf host-libglib2 \
-	libglib2 libpsl libxml2 sqlite host-intltool
+LIBSOUP_DEPENDENCIES = \
+	host-intltool \
+	host-libglib2 \
+	host-pkgconf \
+	libglib2 \
+	libpsl \
+	libxml2 \
+	sqlite
+
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS = \
+	-Dgssapi=disabled \
+	-Dgtk_doc=false \
+	-Dntlm=disabled \
+	-Dsysprof=disabled \
+	-Dtests=false \
+	-Dvapi=disabled
+
+ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_BROTLI),y)
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS += -Dbrotli=enabled
+LIBSOUP_DEPENDENCIES += brotli
+else
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS += -Dbrotli=disabled
+endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_GOBJECT_INTROSPECTION),y)
-LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=true
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=enabled
 LIBSOUP_DEPENDENCIES += gobject-introspection
 else
-LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=false
+LIBSOUP_CONF_OPTS += -Dintrospection=disabled
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(BR2_PACKAGE_LIBSOUP_GNOME),y)