diff --git a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
index 9404e0a9aee..60cdd910b7a 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/rsyslog/template
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # Template file for 'rsyslog'
 pkgname=rsyslog
-version=5.8.0
+version=5.8.1
 distfiles="http://www.rsyslog.com/files/download/rsyslog/$pkgname-$version.tar.gz"
 build_style=gnu_configure
 configure_args="--enable-gnutls --enable-mysql --enable-pgsql
 --enable-imdiag --enable-imfile --enable-mail --enable-gssapi-krb5"
 short_desc="An Enhanced multi-threaded syslog daemon"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=e034b02473fd7e5313522173ec2f6c57e6fbcaec2c6b289edb968b1d64ae3ffd
+checksum=08a0876b5c4463f6b508ed24d7e0b60444c001507ff92ef1cfbfcea4698e2c9c
 long_desc="
  Rsyslog is an enhanced multi-threaded syslogd supporting, among
  others, MySQL, PgSQL, syslog/tcp, RFC 3195, permitted sender lists,