diff --git a/package/libselinux/0001-Do-not-use-PYCEXT-and-rely-on-the-installed-file-nam.patch b/package/libselinux/0001-Do-not-use-PYCEXT-and-rely-on-the-installed-file-nam.patch
index 3bdb1d0f46..0d6db785ec 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/0001-Do-not-use-PYCEXT-and-rely-on-the-installed-file-nam.patch
+++ b/package/libselinux/0001-Do-not-use-PYCEXT-and-rely-on-the-installed-file-nam.patch
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ index 190016e2af34..7ee22fd35da3 100644
  RUBYINC ?= $(shell $(RUBY) -e 'puts "-I" + RbConfig::CONFIG["rubyarchhdrdir"] + " -I" + RbConfig::CONFIG["rubyhdrdir"]')
  RUBYLIBS ?= $(shell $(RUBY) -e 'puts "-L" + RbConfig::CONFIG["libdir"] + " -L" + RbConfig::CONFIG["archlibdir"] + " " + RbConfig::CONFIG["LIBRUBYARG_SHARED"]')
  RUBYINSTALL ?= $(shell $(RUBY) -e 'puts RbConfig::CONFIG["vendorarchdir"]')
-@@ -193,7 +192,7 @@ install: all
+@@ -195,7 +194,7 @@ install: all
  install-pywrap: pywrap
  	CFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS) $(CFLAGS) $(SWIG_CFLAGS)" $(PYTHON) -m pip install --prefix=$(PREFIX) `test -n "$(DESTDIR)" && echo --root $(DESTDIR) --ignore-installed --no-deps` $(PYTHON_SETUP_ARGS) .
  	install -m 644 $(SWIGPYOUT) $(DESTDIR)$(PYTHONLIBDIR)/selinux/__init__.py
diff --git a/package/libselinux/libselinux.hash b/package/libselinux/libselinux.hash
index fac9d3cef2..0933398f1e 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/libselinux.hash
+++ b/package/libselinux/libselinux.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # From: https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/wiki/Releases
-sha256  ea03f42d13a4f95757997dba8cf0b26321fac5d2f164418b4cc856a92d2b17bd  libselinux-3.7.tar.gz
+sha256  ec2d2789f931152d21c1db1eb4bc202ce4eccede34d9be9e360e3b45243cee2c  libselinux-3.8.1.tar.gz
 
 # Hash for license file
 sha256  86657b4c0fe868d7cbd977cb04c63b6c667e08fa51595a7bc846ad4bed8fc364  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
index 360ab063ca..e19bb4dd2d 100644
--- a/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
+++ b/package/libselinux/libselinux.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBSELINUX_VERSION = 3.7
+LIBSELINUX_VERSION = 3.8.1
 LIBSELINUX_SITE = https://github.com/SELinuxProject/selinux/releases/download/$(LIBSELINUX_VERSION)
 LIBSELINUX_LICENSE = Public Domain
 LIBSELINUX_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE