diff --git a/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk b/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk
index 4b310ef9d3..675cc6ed0f 100644
--- a/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk
+++ b/package/flashrom/flashrom.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # flashrom
 #
 #############################################################
-FLASHROM_VERSION = 0.9.3
+FLASHROM_VERSION = 0.9.6.1
 FLASHROM_SOURCE  = flashrom-$(FLASHROM_VERSION).tar.bz2
 FLASHROM_SITE    = http://download.flashrom.org/releases