diff --git a/libwifi/Makefile b/libwifi/Makefile
index c7d0113dd..75160cd28 100644
--- a/libwifi/Makefile
+++ b/libwifi/Makefile
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libwifi
-PKG_VERSION:=7.8.5
+PKG_VERSION:=7.8.6
 
 LOCAL_DEV=0
 ifneq ($(LOCAL_DEV),1)
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=8e79c0bffa70db4d29420350dc3157d9bde9c053
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=c8d707a1338f58d9d7ceb4f5b50a1485b3e706f3
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dev.iopsys.eu/iopsys/libwifi.git
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Anjan Chanda <anjan.chanda@iopsys.eu>
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)_$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION).tar.xz