diff --git a/srcpkgs/afl/template b/srcpkgs/afl/template
index 95ad40ba1f..33bd293255 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/afl/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/afl/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'afl'
 pkgname=afl
-version=2.39b
+version=2.40b
 revision=1
 build_style=gnu-makefile
 # x86 only currently
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@voidlinux.eu>"
 license="Apache-2.0"
 homepage="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/"
 distfiles="http://lcamtuf.coredump.cx/afl/releases/afl-${version}.tgz"
-checksum=968eceae4d013eee62bc8f2fdddbb7060b92e03a0175153b0285ec7f5c78f141
+checksum=a9c0553441db4a09a628c1d562aa7747f4ad4d2b394bec86880ce1c9aabbef00
 nopie=yes  # clang flags
 
 nostrip_files="small_archive.a small_exec.elf"