diff --git a/libs/ldns/Makefile b/libs/ldns/Makefile
index d137fe78de..3711b3163c 100644
--- a/libs/ldns/Makefile
+++ b/libs/ldns/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=ldns
-PKG_VERSION:=1.8.1
+PKG_VERSION:=1.8.3
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/downloads/ldns
-PKG_HASH:=958229abce4d3aaa19a75c0d127666564b17216902186e952ca4aef47c6d7fa3
+PKG_HASH:=c3f72dd1036b2907e3a56e6acf9dfb2e551256b3c1bbd9787942deeeb70e7860
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Eric Luehrsen <ericluehrsen@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause