diff --git a/lfs/libxcrypt b/lfs/libxcrypt
index 8fb937c9b..c452034c9 100644
--- a/lfs/libxcrypt
+++ b/lfs/libxcrypt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 4.4.17
+VER        = 4.4.19
 
 THISAPP    = libxcrypt-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 12118d098ead971f9a8377cacfdd0da7
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = a088bd62745b1e29a9318eb5a44c09f7
 
 install : $(TARGET)