diff --git a/utils/whois/Makefile b/utils/whois/Makefile
index 5197c7f07..9e16a0240 100644
--- a/utils/whois/Makefile
+++ b/utils/whois/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=whois
-PKG_VERSION:=5.5.8
+PKG_VERSION:=5.5.9
 PKG_RELEASE:=$(AUTORELEASE)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)_$(PKG_VERSION).tar.xz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/w/whois
-PKG_HASH:=cd9e7bad3b6968182bfcc311e22be3aec9a974397377d748845147884ce07547
+PKG_HASH:=69088241ed33d2204f153c8005b312a69b60a1429075ff49f42f9f1f73a19c19
 
 PKG_BUILD_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/$(PKG_NAME)
 PKG_BUILD_DEPENDS:=perl/host