diff --git a/lfs/watchdog b/lfs/watchdog
index fbdb82aae..37509655d 100644
--- a/lfs/watchdog
+++ b/lfs/watchdog
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 5.6
+VER        = 5.9
 
 THISAPP    = watchdog-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 6df285569dd1d85528b983c98c9b2b7c
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = d7cae3c9829f5d9a680764f314234867
 
 install : $(TARGET)