diff --git a/libs/c-ares/Makefile b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
index 42592136e..d87fae623 100644
--- a/libs/c-ares/Makefile
+++ b/libs/c-ares/Makefile
@@ -9,12 +9,12 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=c-ares
-PKG_VERSION:=1.7.3
+PKG_VERSION:=1.7.4
 PKG_RELEASE:=1
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.gz
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=http://c-ares.haxx.se
-PKG_MD5SUM:=97ebef758804a6e9b6c0bc65d3c2c25a
+PKG_MD5SUM:=dd71e8f07d9f3c837e12a5416d1b7f73
 
 PKG_FIXUP:=libtool
 PKG_INSTALL:=1