diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/smartmontools b/config/rootfiles/common/smartmontools
index 6325f7ac2..6aa226639 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/smartmontools
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/smartmontools
@@ -2,23 +2,24 @@
 #usr/etc/rc.d/init.d
 #usr/etc/rc.d/init.d/smartd
 #usr/etc/smartd.conf
-#usr/man/man5/smartd.conf.5
-#usr/man/man8/smartctl.8
-#usr/man/man8/smartd.8
 usr/sbin/smartctl
 #usr/sbin/smartd
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/AUTHORS
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/CHANGELOG
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/COPYING
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/INSTALL
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/NEWS
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/README
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/TODO
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/WARNINGS
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/examplescripts
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/examplescripts/Example1
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/examplescripts/Example2
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/examplescripts/Example3
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/examplescripts/README
-#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.36/smartd.conf
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/AUTHORS
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/CHANGELOG
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/COPYING
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/INSTALL
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/NEWS
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/README
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/TODO
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/WARNINGS
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/examplescripts
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/examplescripts/Example1
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/examplescripts/Example2
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/examplescripts/Example3
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/examplescripts/Example4
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/examplescripts/README
+#usr/share/doc/smartmontools-5.39/smartd.conf
+#usr/share/man/man5/smartd.conf.5
+#usr/share/man/man8/smartctl.8
+#usr/share/man/man8/smartd.8
diff --git a/doc/packages-list.txt b/doc/packages-list.txt
index 4ed932000..e8a1789f0 100644
--- a/doc/packages-list.txt
+++ b/doc/packages-list.txt
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@
 * setuptools-0.6c8
 * shadow-4.0.15
 * slang-1.4.9
-* smartmontools-5.36
+* smartmontools-5.39-svn_r2877
 * snort-2.8.4
 * sox-12.18.1
 * spandsp-0.0.4pre15
diff --git a/lfs/smartmontools b/lfs/smartmontools
index f450ae5bc..17e6330c3 100644
--- a/lfs/smartmontools
+++ b/lfs/smartmontools
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 5.36
+VER        = 5.39-svn_r2877
 
 THISAPP    = smartmontools-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.bz2
 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)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 2e424f2d35efa38a29ebca419c1dbe3c
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 62fd73429d5e5295ae42a9dd8a834ddc
 
 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 jxf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=/usr
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install