diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/expat b/config/rootfiles/common/expat
index 47ce600ad..9901085f2 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/expat
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/expat
@@ -2,21 +2,20 @@
 #usr/include/expat.h
 #usr/include/expat_config.h
 #usr/include/expat_external.h
-#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.4
-#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.4/expat-config-version.cmake
-#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.4/expat-config.cmake
-#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.4/expat-noconfig.cmake
-#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.4/expat.cmake
-#usr/lib/libexpat.a
+#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.6
+#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.6/expat-config-version.cmake
+#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.6/expat-config.cmake
+#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.6/expat-noconfig.cmake
+#usr/lib/cmake/expat-2.4.6/expat.cmake
 #usr/lib/libexpat.la
 #usr/lib/libexpat.so
 usr/lib/libexpat.so.1
-usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.8.4
+usr/lib/libexpat.so.1.8.6
 #usr/lib/pkgconfig/expat.pc
 #usr/share/doc/expat
-#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.4
-#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.4/ok.min.css
-#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.4/reference.html
-#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.4/style.css
+#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.6
+#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.6/ok.min.css
+#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.6/reference.html
+#usr/share/doc/expat-2.4.6/style.css
 #usr/share/doc/expat/AUTHORS
 #usr/share/doc/expat/changelog
diff --git a/lfs/expat b/lfs/expat
index 3898889ad..9e0166bd2 100644
--- a/lfs/expat
+++ b/lfs/expat
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 2.4.4
+VER        = 2.4.6
 
 THISAPP    = expat-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 99392ce3377777ab0dc8b0f14beda793
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = eb735f87dac7d50007259929b0674aa6
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -72,7 +72,8 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure \
-		--prefix=/usr
+		              --prefix=/usr \
+		              --disable-static
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && install -v -m755 -d /usr/share/doc/$(THISAPP)