diff --git a/depends/packages/expat.mk b/depends/packages/expat.mk
index 8d06882cdb50e..6de5d41859e6b 100644
--- a/depends/packages/expat.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/expat.mk
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 package=expat
-$(package)_version=2.2.6
-$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_6/
+$(package)_version=2.2.7
+$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_7/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=17b43c2716d521369f82fc2dc70f359860e90fa440bea65b3b85f0b246ea81f2
+$(package)_sha256_hash=cbc9102f4a31a8dafd42d642e9a3aa31e79a0aedaa1f6efd2795ebc83174ec18
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
-$(package)_config_opts=--disable-static --without-docbook
+$(package)_config_opts=--disable-static --without-docbook --without-tests --without-examples
 endef
 
 define $(package)_config_cmds