diff --git a/mksh/.md5sum b/mksh/.md5sum
index b65fff959..b593fdd48 100644
--- a/mksh/.md5sum
+++ b/mksh/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-cc3884e02314447e7b4a3073b8d65d1e  mksh-R52c.tgz
+43fc3e32963cc1795a299bcec531d770  mksh-R53a.tgz
diff --git a/mksh/Pkgfile b/mksh/Pkgfile
index 3cd236c58..8f1b5b6ff 100644
--- a/mksh/Pkgfile
+++ b/mksh/Pkgfile
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Packager:    Jose V Beneyto, sepen at crux dot nu
 
 name=mksh
-version=R52c
+version=R53a
 release=1
 source=(http://www.mirbsd.org/MirOS/dist/mir/mksh/$name-$version.tgz)