diff --git a/utils/nano/Makefile b/utils/nano/Makefile
index 259a52f3b..62c78a756 100644
--- a/utils/nano/Makefile
+++ b/utils/nano/Makefile
@@ -8,14 +8,14 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=nano
-PKG_VERSION:=2.9.7
+PKG_VERSION:=2.9.8
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 PKG_LICENSE:=GPL-3.0+
 PKG_LICENSE_FILES:=COPYING
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=@GNU/nano
-PKG_HASH:=b64ab017305b1777e97b5b9b07b31db8aeebfc3e8719f61e8da1cf3866d344bd
+PKG_HASH:=c2deac31ba4d3fd27a42fafcc47ccf499296cc69a422bbecab63f2933ea85488
 
 PKG_INSTALL:=1
 PKG_BUILD_PARALLEL:=1