diff --git a/package/devel/strace/Makefile b/package/devel/strace/Makefile
index cdf4067ad2..1a0c0f442f 100644
--- a/package/devel/strace/Makefile
+++ b/package/devel/strace/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@ include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/kernel.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=strace
-PKG_VERSION:=5.5
+PKG_VERSION:=5.8
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://strace.io/files/$(PKG_VERSION)
-PKG_HASH:=9f58958c8e59ea62293d907d10572e352b582bd7948ed21aa28ebb47e5bf30ff
+PKG_HASH:=df4a669f7fff9cc302784085bd4b72fab216a426a3f72c892b28a537b71e7aa9
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
 PKG_LICENSE:=LGPL-2.1-or-later
@@ -32,10 +32,6 @@ include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk
 
 HOST_CFLAGS += -I$(LINUX_DIR)/user_headers/include
 
-ifeq ($(ARCH),aarch64)
-  CONFIGURE_ARGS += --enable-mpers=check
-endif
-
 CONFIGURE_VARS+= \
 	LDFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$(HOST_LDFLAGS)" \
 	CPPFLAGS_FOR_BUILD="$(HOST_CPPFLAGS)" \
@@ -73,7 +69,8 @@ endef
 
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	--with-libdw=$(if $(CONFIG_STRACE_LIBDW),yes,no) \
-	--with-libunwind=$(if $(CONFIG_STRACE_LIBUNWIND),yes,no)
+	--with-libunwind=$(if $(CONFIG_STRACE_LIBUNWIND),yes,no) \
+	--enable-mpers=no
 
 MAKE_FLAGS := \
 	CCOPT="$(TARGET_CFLAGS)"