diff --git a/lfs/Crypt-PasswdMD5 b/lfs/Crypt-PasswdMD5
index e337b2343..1e82df18e 100644
--- a/lfs/Crypt-PasswdMD5
+++ b/lfs/Crypt-PasswdMD5
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.3
+VER        = 1.41
 
 THISAPP    = Crypt-PasswdMD5-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tgz
 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)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 368205b1be8c0d4f807afe25d6fbd1ad
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = d8d3b97bf4598b9f75c119c0a4c4445c
 
 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)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && perl Makefile.PL
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING) $(EXTRA_MAKE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install