diff --git a/depends/packages/expat.mk b/depends/packages/expat.mk
index 902fe43be..c095f43bc 100644
--- a/depends/packages/expat.mk
+++ b/depends/packages/expat.mk
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 package=expat
-$(package)_version=2.2.7
-$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_2_2_7/
+$(package)_version=2.4.1
+$(package)_download_path=https://github.com/libexpat/libexpat/releases/download/R_$(subst .,_,$($(package)_version))/
 $(package)_file_name=$(package)-$($(package)_version).tar.bz2
-$(package)_sha256_hash=cbc9102f4a31a8dafd42d642e9a3aa31e79a0aedaa1f6efd2795ebc83174ec18
+$(package)_sha256_hash=2f9b6a580b94577b150a7d5617ad4643a4301a6616ff459307df3e225bcfbf40
 
 define $(package)_set_vars
   $(package)_config_opts=--disable-shared --without-docbook --without-tests --without-examples