diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/openssl b/config/rootfiles/common/openssl
index bc1ac49f0..02e4c1cdd 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/openssl
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/openssl
@@ -1116,7 +1116,6 @@ usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8
 #usr/share/man/man3/dsa.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/ecdsa.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/engine.3
-#usr/share/man/man3/err.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/evp.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/hmac.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/i2d_ASN1_OBJECT.3
@@ -1164,6 +1163,7 @@ usr/lib/libssl.so.0.9.8
 #usr/share/man/man3/md5.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/mdc2.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/pem.3
+#usr/share/man/man3/rand.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/rc4.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/ripemd.3
 #usr/share/man/man3/rsa.3
diff --git a/lfs/openssl b/lfs/openssl
index 9d559e154..c58c0487f 100644
--- a/lfs/openssl
+++ b/lfs/openssl
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 0.9.8u
+VER        = 0.9.8w
 
 THISAPP    = openssl-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = cb41e94f762ed63e41d1cca2b8430ede
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 4ceb7d570e42c094b360cc7b8e848a0b
 
 install : $(TARGET)