diff --git a/net/cifs-utils/Makefile b/net/cifs-utils/Makefile
index c809e940f7..93ece9d5f4 100644
--- a/net/cifs-utils/Makefile
+++ b/net/cifs-utils/Makefile
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=cifs-utils
-PKG_VERSION:=6.11
+PKG_VERSION:=7.5
 PKG_RELEASE:=2
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://download.samba.org/pub/linux-cifs/cifs-utils/
-PKG_HASH:=b859239a3f204f8220d3e54ed43bf8109e1ef202042dd87ba87492f8878728d9
+PKG_HASH:=7face85e3d2d5eb5e7adbd181adee6759097f135b10d6fb30be8e070af7e7054
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Alexandru Ardelean <ardeleanalex@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0-or-later
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ define Package/cifsmount
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
   SUBMENU:=Filesystem
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-fs-cifs
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-fs-cifs +libtalloc
   TITLE:=CIFS mount
   URL:=https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS_utils
 endef
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ endef
 define Package/smbinfo
   SECTION:=net
   CATEGORY:=Network
-  DEPENDS:=+kmod-fs-cifs
+  DEPENDS:=+kmod-fs-cifs +libtalloc
   TITLE:=SMB info
   URL:=https://wiki.samba.org/index.php/LinuxCIFS_utils
 endef
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 CONFIGURE_ARGS += \
 	ac_cv_lib_cap_ng_capng_clear=no
 
-TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -ffunction-sections
+TARGET_CFLAGS += $(FPIC) -ffunction-sections -I$(STAGING_DIR)/usr/include
 TARGET_LDFLAGS += -Wl,--gc-sections,--as-needed
 
 define Build/InstallDev
diff --git a/net/cifs-utils/patches/010-no-libtalloc.patch b/net/cifs-utils/patches/010-no-libtalloc.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 29de8f1381..0000000000
--- a/net/cifs-utils/patches/010-no-libtalloc.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
---- a/data_blob.h
-+++ b/data_blob.h
-@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
- #ifndef _SAMBA_DATABLOB_H_
- #define _SAMBA_DATABLOB_H_
- 
--#include <talloc.h>
-+//#include <talloc.h>
- #include <stdint.h>
- 
- /* used to hold an arbitrary blob of data */
diff --git a/net/cifs-utils/patches/020-no-smb3.patch b/net/cifs-utils/patches/020-no-smb3.patch
index bb20af422a..04c9cdd716 100644
--- a/net/cifs-utils/patches/020-no-smb3.patch
+++ b/net/cifs-utils/patches/020-no-smb3.patch
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 --- a/Makefile.am
 +++ b/Makefile.am
-@@ -119,10 +119,8 @@ endif
+@@ -121,11 +121,9 @@ endif
  SUBDIRS = contrib
  
- install-exec-hook:
--	(cd $(ROOTSBINDIR) && ln -sf mount.cifs mount.smb3)
+ install-exec-hook: install-sbinPROGRAMS
+-	(cd $(DESTDIR)$(ROOTSBINDIR) && ln -sf mount.cifs mount.smb3)
  
  install-data-hook:
--	(cd $(man8dir) && ln -sf mount.cifs.8 mount.smb3.8)
+ if CONFIG_MAN
+-	( cd $(DESTDIR)$(man8dir) && ln -sf mount.cifs.8 mount.smb3.8)
+ endif
  
  uninstall-hook:
- 	(cd $(ROOTSBINDIR) && rm -f $(ROOTSBINDIR)/mount.smb3)
diff --git a/net/cifs-utils/test.sh b/net/cifs-utils/test.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..681eddec91
--- /dev/null
+++ b/net/cifs-utils/test.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+case "$1" in
+cifsmount)
+	mount.cifs --version 2>&1 | grep -F "$2"
+	;;
+smbinfo)
+	smbinfo --version 2>&1 | grep -F "$2"
+	;;
+esac