diff --git a/admin/monit/Makefile b/admin/monit/Makefile
index 26fe344205..7e4463aa00 100644
--- a/admin/monit/Makefile
+++ b/admin/monit/Makefile
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=monit
 PKG_VERSION:=5.8.1
-PKG_RELEASE:=1
+PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://mmonit.com/monit/dist