diff --git a/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash b/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash
index 805cd4f1f3..91c20697df 100644
--- a/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash
+++ b/package/libhtp/libhtp.hash
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Locally computed:
-sha256  0f8296ce9db815bbedc1c8a0b738dd25146fdaf910995a8c5f8e147799902b7e  libhtp-0.5.37.tar.gz
+sha256  8365f338fdf5ef0f3b37f3cb4e2670d218c843eccc42aa87119819c0f018ef39  libhtp-0.5.38.tar.gz
 sha256  87c93904e5434c81622ea690c2b90097b9f162aaa92a96542649a157dbf98d15  LICENSE
diff --git a/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk b/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk
index 7520346031..982ffe81cb 100644
--- a/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk
+++ b/package/libhtp/libhtp.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBHTP_VERSION = 0.5.37
+LIBHTP_VERSION = 0.5.38
 LIBHTP_SITE = $(call github,OISF,libhtp,$(LIBHTP_VERSION))
 LIBHTP_LICENSE = BSD-3-Clause
 LIBHTP_LICENSE_FILES = LICENSE