diff --git a/tools/util-linux/Makefile b/tools/util-linux/Makefile
index 0394907a96..f9aadba2c2 100644
--- a/tools/util-linux/Makefile
+++ b/tools/util-linux/Makefile
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=util-linux
-PKG_VERSION:=2.40.1
+PKG_VERSION:=2.40.2
 
-PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
+PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@KERNEL/linux/utils/$(PKG_NAME)/v2.40
-PKG_HASH:=8e396eececae2b3b68db232c33b8810faa7c31f6df19f98f512739293d5829b7
+PKG_HASH:=d78b37a66f5922d70edf3bdfb01a6b33d34ed3c3cafd6628203b2a2b67c8e8b3
 PKG_CPE_ID:=cpe:/a:kernel:util-linux
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=autoreconf
diff --git a/tools/util-linux/patches/0001-hexdump-allow-enabling-with-disable-all-programs.patch b/tools/util-linux/patches/0001-hexdump-allow-enabling-with-disable-all-programs.patch
index c0c1f04d06..a8f1b5eb24 100644
--- a/tools/util-linux/patches/0001-hexdump-allow-enabling-with-disable-all-programs.patch
+++ b/tools/util-linux/patches/0001-hexdump-allow-enabling-with-disable-all-programs.patch
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Signed-off-by: Robert Marko <robimarko@gmail.com>
 
 --- a/configure.ac
 +++ b/configure.ac
-@@ -2237,7 +2237,11 @@ UL_BUILD_INIT([column], [check])
+@@ -2240,7 +2240,11 @@ UL_BUILD_INIT([column], [check])
  UL_REQUIRES_BUILD([column], [libsmartcols])
  AM_CONDITIONAL([BUILD_COLUMN], [test "x$build_column" = xyes])