diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/libcap b/config/rootfiles/common/libcap
index def30cb5a..c33222c49 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/libcap
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/libcap
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 #lib/libcap.a
 lib/libcap.so.2
-lib/libcap.so.2.50
+lib/libcap.so.2.61
 #lib/libpsx.a
 #lib/libpsx.so
 #lib/libpsx.so.2
-#lib/libpsx.so.2.50
+#lib/libpsx.so.2.61
 #lib/pkgconfig/libcap.pc
 #lib/pkgconfig/libpsx.pc
 lib/security/pam_cap.so
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ usr/lib/libcap.so
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_copy_int.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_drop_bound.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_dup.3
+#usr/share/man/man3/cap_fill.3
+#usr/share/man/man3/cap_fill_flag.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_free.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_from_name.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_from_text.3
@@ -36,8 +38,11 @@ usr/lib/libcap.so
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_get_proc.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_get_secbits.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab.3
+#usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_compare.3
+#usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_dup.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_fill.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_from_text.3
+#usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_get_pid.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_get_proc.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_get_vector.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/cap_iab_init.3
@@ -73,6 +78,7 @@ usr/lib/libcap.so
 #usr/share/man/man3/psx_syscall.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/psx_syscall3.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/psx_syscall6.3
+#usr/share/man/man8/captree.8
 #usr/share/man/man8/getcap.8
 #usr/share/man/man8/getpcaps.8
 #usr/share/man/man8/setcap.8
diff --git a/lfs/libcap b/lfs/libcap
index 610ff474b..387d43e38 100644
--- a/lfs/libcap
+++ b/lfs/libcap
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 2.50
+VER        = 2.61
 
 THISAPP    = libcap-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 66a561afa81666236ff973544ff4e864
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 3bf105e47a8671035a0ce0812185c5e4
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -70,13 +70,12 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && patch -Np1 -i $(DIR_SRC)/src/patches/libcap-2.50-install_capsh_again.patch
 	# Prevent a static library from being installed
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && sed -i '/install.*STALIBNAME/d' libcap/Makefile
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make GOLANG=no
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install GOLANG=no
 	rm -vf /lib/libcap.so
-	ln -svf /lib/libcap.so.2.50 /usr/lib/libcap.so
+	ln -svf /lib/libcap.so.2.61 /usr/lib/libcap.so
 	chmod +x /lib/libcap.so.*
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)