diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in
index 2e13d745a3..86d2ab1e5f 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/Config.in
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@ config BR2_PACKAGE_XAPP_XEV
 	bool "xev"
 	select BR2_PACKAGE_XLIB_LIBX11
 	help
-	  xev 1.0.1
+	  xev 1.0.4
 	  print contents of X events
diff --git a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk
index 27b7d51b5c..19be2c166f 100644
--- a/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk
+++ b/package/x11r7/xapp_xev/xapp_xev.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-XAPP_XEV_VERSION = 1.0.3
+XAPP_XEV_VERSION = 1.0.4
 XAPP_XEV_SOURCE = xev-$(XAPP_XEV_VERSION).tar.bz2
 XAPP_XEV_SITE = http://xorg.freedesktop.org/releases/individual/app
 XAPP_XEV_AUTORECONF = NO