diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/attr b/config/rootfiles/common/attr
index ba3ed7db7..536cfb9fc 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/attr
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/attr
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ usr/bin/setfattr
 #usr/lib/libattr.la
 #usr/lib/libattr.so
 usr/lib/libattr.so.1
-usr/lib/libattr.so.1.1.2448
+usr/lib/libattr.so.1.1.2501
 #usr/lib/pkgconfig/libattr.pc
 #usr/share/doc/attr
 #usr/share/doc/attr/CHANGES
diff --git a/lfs/attr b/lfs/attr
index e1edd6076..6c8db290c 100644
--- a/lfs/attr
+++ b/lfs/attr
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 2.4.48
+VER        = 2.5.1
 
 THISAPP    = attr-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
 DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = bc1e5cb5c96d99b24886f1f527d3bb3d
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = e459262266bbd82b3dd348fc8cc68a6d
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
-	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar zxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
+	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make