diff --git a/libs/libfreenect/Makefile b/libs/libfreenect/Makefile
index 2afa7eedd..0f5b6bcb0 100644
--- a/libs/libfreenect/Makefile
+++ b/libs/libfreenect/Makefile
@@ -8,15 +8,15 @@
 include $(TOPDIR)/rules.mk
 
 PKG_NAME:=libfreenect
-PKG_VERSION:=2011-11-23
+PKG_VERSION:=2012-01-29
 PKG_RELEASE:=$(PKG_SOURCE_VERSION)
 
 PKG_SOURCE:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION).tar.bz2
 PKG_SOURCE_SUBDIR:=$(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERSION)
 PKG_SOURCE_URL:=git://github.com/OpenKinect/libfreenect.git
 PKG_SOURCE_PROTO:=git
-PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=bac62d042158560aa1bc0d54298167e77870037d
-PKG_MIRROR_MD5SUM:=6c5011750a6194bdea3b79b709fd705d
+PKG_SOURCE_VERSION:=bbc109a589a1dd2c229f8bc98536dbc184dd73f9
+PKG_MIRROR_MD5SUM:=08f8cb77dd8b9bce21fc7440f62110e7
 CMAKE_INSTALL:=1
 
 include $(INCLUDE_DIR)/package.mk