diff --git a/tools/expat/Makefile b/tools/expat/Makefile
index 54527a7d0ab..de7f2a0deb9 100644
--- a/tools/expat/Makefile
+++ b/tools/expat/Makefile
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=expat
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:libexpat:expat
-PKG_VERSION:=2.2.5
+PKG_VERSION:=2.2.9
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
-PKG_HASH:=d9dc32efba7e74f788fcc4f212a43216fc37cf5f23f4c2339664d473353aedf6
+PKG_HASH:=f1063084dc4302a427dabcca499c8312b3a32a29b7d2506653ecc8f950a9a237
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@SF/expat
 
 HOST_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1