diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/iptables b/config/rootfiles/common/iptables
index 564578216..b8bf748a5 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/iptables
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/iptables
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ lib/libipq.so.0.0.0
 #lib/libxtables.la
 lib/libxtables.so
 lib/libxtables.so.12
-lib/libxtables.so.12.3.0
+lib/libxtables.so.12.4.0
 #lib/xtables
 lib/xtables/libip6t_DNAT.so
 lib/xtables/libip6t_DNPT.so
diff --git a/lfs/iptables b/lfs/iptables
index 852cde6cc..7b0d0b637 100644
--- a/lfs/iptables
+++ b/lfs/iptables
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.8.6
+VER        = 1.8.7
 
 THISAPP    = iptables-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE) \
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 netfilter-layer7-v2.23.tar.gz = $(URL_IPFIRE)/netfilter-layer7-v2.23.tar.gz
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = bc0f0adccc93c09dc5b7507ccba93148
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 602ba7e937c72fbb7b1c2b71c3b0004b
 netfilter-layer7-v2.23.tar.gz_MD5 = 10910b6173d18e426cb56ae7e1300eeb
 
 install : $(TARGET)