diff --git a/ftp/lftp/BUILD b/ftp/lftp/BUILD
index 4fd421e51..95bbeafd4 100644
--- a/ftp/lftp/BUILD
+++ b/ftp/lftp/BUILD
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 (
 
+  # fix compiling with glibc 2.16.0
+  sedit '/gets is a security hole/d' lib/stdio.in.h  &&
+
   # get the alias
   SSL=`unalias %SSL` &&
 
diff --git a/ftp/lftp/DETAILS b/ftp/lftp/DETAILS
index b19733a32..f5d7f4f77 100644
--- a/ftp/lftp/DETAILS
+++ b/ftp/lftp/DETAILS
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
           MODULE=lftp
-         VERSION=4.3.7
+         VERSION=4.3.8
           SOURCE=$MODULE-$VERSION.tar.xz
    SOURCE_URL[0]=ftp://ftp.yars.free.net/pub/source/$MODULE
    SOURCE_URL[1]=ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/net/ftp/$MODULE
    SOURCE_URL[2]=ftp://ftp.130th.net/pub/mirror/$MODULE
-      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:7ccd24c1de8b92e59c08b8ec2ed5143e9dbe5e09
+      SOURCE_VFY=sha1:720a0378d4f2af720a7e311a091a6c179023a9f5
         WEB_SITE=http://lftp.yar.ru
          ENTERED=20010922
-         UPDATED=20120531
+         UPDATED=20120809
            SHORT="A sophisticated ftp/http client, file transfer program"
 
 cat << EOF