diff --git a/utils/unrar/Makefile b/utils/unrar/Makefile
index 1b526746bc..790f3e26b3 100644
--- a/utils/unrar/Makefile
+++ b/utils/unrar/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=unrar
-PKG_VERSION:=5.3.11
+PKG_VERSION:=5.4.2
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=unrarsrc-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.rarlab.com/rar
-PKG_MD5SUM:=4a29cc1b47ced82db11e06090a95ed51
+PKG_MD5SUM:=fb77bcbeac6953f563230634d74a87d7
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Álvaro Fernández Rojas <noltari@gmail.com>
 
 PKG_LICENSE:=UnRAR
diff --git a/utils/unrar/patches/100-makefile_fixes.patch b/utils/unrar/patches/100-makefile_fixes.patch
index 3423b56f33..ae4c62386e 100644
--- a/utils/unrar/patches/100-makefile_fixes.patch
+++ b/utils/unrar/patches/100-makefile_fixes.patch
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
  # Makefile for UNIX - unrar
  
  # Linux using GCC
--CXX=g++
+-CXX=c++
 -CXXFLAGS=-O2
-+#CXX=g++
++#CXX=c++
 +#CXXFLAGS=-O2
  LIBFLAGS=-fPIC
  DEFINES=-D_FILE_OFFSET_BITS=64 -D_LARGEFILE_SOURCE -DRAR_SMP