diff --git a/srcpkgs/cross-mips-linux-musl/template b/srcpkgs/cross-mips-linux-musl/template
index 2619dd8ea20..a8b27f11af5 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/cross-mips-linux-musl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/cross-mips-linux-musl/template
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 _binutils_version=2.27
 _gcc_version=6.3.0
-_musl_version=1.1.15
+_musl_version=1.1.16
 _linux_version=4.9.8
 
 _triplet=mips-linux-musl