diff --git a/srcpkgs/syslinux/template b/srcpkgs/syslinux/template
index d861618e75..82316b77f2 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/syslinux/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/syslinux/template
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 # Template file for 'syslinux'
 pkgname=syslinux
-version=4.05
-revision=2
-distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/boot/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
+version=4.06
+revision=1
 makedepends="perl nasm libuuid-devel"
 short_desc="A boot loader for the Linux operating system"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
 homepage="http://syslinux.zytor.com/wiki/index.php/The_Syslinux_Project"
 license="GPL-2"
-checksum=9093f246038a3671a323bd9dd7eb685338578f67f3da949123c6462e0903c0b8
+distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/utils/boot/$pkgname/$pkgname-$version.tar.xz"
+checksum=457117fd9d0768c20c7bc694ea6bcf4bc061437cfc28892160a045ac9ff79f9a
 long_desc="
  The SYSLINUX Project covers lightweight bootloaders for floppy media (SYSLINUX),
  network booting (PXELINUX), and bootable El Torito CD-ROMs (ISOLINUX).