diff --git a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.12.6.bb b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.12.8.bb
similarity index 97%
rename from meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.12.6.bb
rename to meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.12.8.bb
index 14fcff7fa4..fb103f0273 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.12.6.bb
+++ b/meta/recipes-core/libxml/libxml2_2.12.8.bb
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SRC_URI += "http://www.w3.org/XML/Test/xmlts20130923.tar;subdir=${BP};name=testt
            file://install-tests.patch \
            "
 
-SRC_URI[archive.sha256sum] = "889c593a881a3db5fdd96cc9318c87df34eb648edfc458272ad46fd607353fbb"
+SRC_URI[archive.sha256sum] = "43ad877b018bc63deb2468d71f95219c2fac196876ef36d1bee51d226173ec93"
 SRC_URI[testtar.sha256sum] = "c6b2d42ee50b8b236e711a97d68e6c4b5c8d83e69a2be4722379f08702ea7273"
 
 # Disputed as a security issue, but fixed in d39f780