diff --git a/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.hash b/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.hash
index 782837081e..aa8fe09c14 100644
--- a/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.hash
+++ b/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.hash
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # md5, sha256 from https://pypi.org/pypi/m2crypto/json
-md5  280c20072afbe7010cf9e9620ea25c7b  M2Crypto-0.40.1.tar.gz
-sha256  bbfd113ec55708c05816252a4f09e4237df4f3bbfc8171cbbc33057d257bbb30  M2Crypto-0.40.1.tar.gz
+md5  b88bcb1d4aeb817f91eb627d08b673a2  m2crypto-0.42.0.tar.gz
+sha256  42b62df2caf623161b1d643a7235464c2fe2a3105049ebc498a6d47dc08f64b4  m2crypto-0.42.0.tar.gz
 # Locally computed sha256 checksums
 sha256  4eca478396f4b2b020729a111fce3f096456d74500bfd8f2b0388c3c69f997c0  LICENCE
diff --git a/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.mk b/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.mk
index 6c07f42d06..79dfc1beb2 100644
--- a/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.mk
+++ b/package/python-m2crypto/python-m2crypto.mk
@@ -4,17 +4,15 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_VERSION = 0.40.1
-PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SOURCE = M2Crypto-$(PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_VERSION).tar.gz
-PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/9e/a3/9433817493ea250db67a05de3361cb0a1d58531847d50406f2f28455e68c
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_VERSION = 0.42.0
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SOURCE = m2crypto-$(PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_VERSION).tar.gz
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SITE = https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/85/9f/b8977ce2971cf5f823db3fdb31e7e061b9662da318a17b6bf0c653f84aee
 PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_SETUP_TYPE = setuptools
 PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_LICENSE = MIT
 PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_LICENSE_FILES = LICENCE
 PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_CPE_ID_VENDOR = m2crypto_project
 PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_CPE_ID_PRODUCT = m2crypto
 PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_DEPENDENCIES = openssl host-swig
-PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_BUILD_OPTS = \
-	-C--build-option=build_ext \
-	-C--build-option=--openssl=$(STAGING_DIR)/usr
+PYTHON_M2CRYPTO_ENV = OPENSSL_PATH="$(STAGING_DIR)/usr"
 
 $(eval $(python-package))