diff --git a/package/lz4/lz4.hash b/package/lz4/lz4.hash
index 5048503f80..bdc43d1e66 100644
--- a/package/lz4/lz4.hash
+++ b/package/lz4/lz4.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 # sha256 locally computed
-sha256 0190cacd63022ccb86f44fa5041dc6c3804407ad61550ca21c382827319e7e7e  lz4-v1.7.5.tar.gz
+sha256 12f3a9e776a923275b2dc78ae138b4967ad6280863b77ff733028ce89b8123f9  lz4-v1.8.1.2.tar.gz
+sha256 d15d99c8dc6b0ec22174c0e563a95bc40f9363ca7f9d9d793bb5c5a8e8d0af71  lib/LICENSE
+sha256 8177f97513213526df2cf6184d8ff986c675afb514d4e68a404010521b880643  programs/COPYING
diff --git a/package/lz4/lz4.mk b/package/lz4/lz4.mk
index de8c311a31..c88329f797 100644
--- a/package/lz4/lz4.mk
+++ b/package/lz4/lz4.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LZ4_VERSION = v1.7.5
+LZ4_VERSION = v1.8.1.2
 LZ4_SITE = $(call github,lz4,lz4,$(LZ4_VERSION))
 LZ4_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 LZ4_LICENSE = BSD-2-Clause (library), GPL-2.0+ (programs)
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ LZ4_POST_PATCH_HOOKS += LZ4_DISABLE_SHARED
 endif
 
 define HOST_LZ4_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) all
+	$(HOST_MAKE_ENV) $(HOST_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) lib lz4
 endef
 
 define HOST_LZ4_INSTALL_CMDS
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ define HOST_LZ4_INSTALL_CMDS
 endef
 
 define LZ4_BUILD_CMDS
-	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) all
+	$(TARGET_MAKE_ENV) $(TARGET_CONFIGURE_OPTS) $(MAKE) -C $(@D) lib lz4
 endef
 
 define LZ4_INSTALL_STAGING_CMDS