diff --git a/net/tor/Makefile b/net/tor/Makefile
index 069640ed06..565e32317e 100644
--- a/net/tor/Makefile
+++ b/net/tor/Makefile
@@ -8,13 +8,13 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=tor
-PKG_VERSION:=0.4.9.6
+PKG_VERSION:=0.4.9.8
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://dist.torproject.org/ \
 	https://archive.torproject.org/tor-package-archive
-PKG_HASH:=a89aba97052e9963a654b40df2d46be07e8a6b6e24e5437917fd81acd90a7017
+PKG_HASH:=ac1f394e2dd2ab0877d27d928fd0d9e86662fe3ca6afdffb9fd9b6f0f96d05de
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Rui Salvaterra <rsalvaterra@gmail.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=BSD-3-Clause
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=LICENSE