diff --git a/lfs/htop b/lfs/htop
index 277b6532e..d874c8614 100644
--- a/lfs/htop
+++ b/lfs/htop
@@ -24,15 +24,15 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 3.1.1
+VER        = 3.1.2
 
 THISAPP    = htop-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
 DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 PROG       = htop
-PAK_VER    = 17
+PAK_VER    = 18
 
 DEPS       =
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 76ad907a6d43cf38c089e3e9b0100590
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 13f3be1bb11165c0c46d8b3ff7e17f45
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(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)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./autogen.sh
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=/usr
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)