diff --git a/lfs/libxcrypt b/lfs/libxcrypt
index aac92b5ba..79edc5fb6 100644
--- a/lfs/libxcrypt
+++ b/lfs/libxcrypt
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 4.4.20
+VER        = 4.4.22
 
 THISAPP    = libxcrypt-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 3b87214308d9a48991fcf2b0aee5649e
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 6e4f363d86f99562d012c47e7f024618
 
 install : $(TARGET)