diff --git a/package/rsync/rsync.mk b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
index f5201d01bb..9a5047afe7 100644
--- a/package/rsync/rsync.mk
+++ b/package/rsync/rsync.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # rsync
 #
 #############################################################
-RSYNC_VER:=2.6.7
+RSYNC_VER:=2.6.8
 RSYNC_SOURCE:=rsync-$(RSYNC_VER).tar.gz
 RSYNC_SITE:=http://rsync.samba.org/ftp/rsync/
 RSYNC_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/rsync-$(RSYNC_VER)