diff --git a/config/rootfiles/packages/ddrescue b/config/rootfiles/packages/ddrescue
index 3d0a0b9af..a3d8f5911 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/packages/ddrescue
+++ b/config/rootfiles/packages/ddrescue
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 usr/bin/ddrescue
+usr/bin/ddrescuelog
 #usr/share/info/ddrescue.info
 #usr/share/man/man1/ddrescue.1
+#usr/share/man/man1/ddrescuelog.1
diff --git a/lfs/ddrescue b/lfs/ddrescue
index f30a5edb5..3c45896e9 100644
--- a/lfs/ddrescue
+++ b/lfs/ddrescue
@@ -24,14 +24,14 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 1.12
+VER        = 1.25
 THISAPP    = ddrescue-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.lz
 DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
 PROG       = ddrescue
-PAK_VER    = 1
+PAK_VER    = 2
 
 DEPS       =
 
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = b3d8a9a9098b87939fba05a45848bd8d
+$(DL_FILE)_MD5 = 99fd7a28bf9953d88534c7ee9ab5bd2a
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ $(subst %,%_MD5,$(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 axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=/usr
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install