diff --git a/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile b/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
index e1a274e5fc..b41e6f0a06 100644
--- a/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
+++ b/net/pdns-recursor/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=pdns-recursor
-PKG_VERSION:=5.1.2
+PKG_VERSION:=5.1.8
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=https://downloads.powerdns.com/releases/
-PKG_HASH:=b3a37ebb20285ab9acbbb0e1370e623bb398ed3087f0e678f23ffa3b0063983d
+PKG_HASH:=9d2cc864d815010c39902c7f6a4c838c5d7f3a767c9897a44dc6afa3a815a40e
 
 PKG_MAINTAINER:=Peter van Dijk <peter.van.dijk@powerdns.com>, Remi Gacogne <remi.gacogne@powerdns.com>
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-2.0-only