diff --git a/iasl/.md5sum b/iasl/.md5sum
index 33af09be8..78321f871 100644
--- a/iasl/.md5sum
+++ b/iasl/.md5sum
@@ -1 +1 @@
-ae9da90dfbc68493a3af0ed7961511b6  acpica-unix-20080829.tar.gz
+1370c23306c7340cab854d4e840edc7e  acpica-unix-20081204.tar.gz
diff --git a/iasl/Pkgfile b/iasl/Pkgfile
index 2e394adee..129f6c31c 100644
--- a/iasl/Pkgfile
+++ b/iasl/Pkgfile
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@
 # Depends on: 
 
 name=iasl
-version=20080829
-release=2
+version=20081204
+release=1
 source=(http://www.acpica.org/download/acpica-unix-$version.tar.gz)
 
 build() {
diff --git a/iasl/README b/iasl/README
deleted file mode 100644
index afaea2be2..000000000
--- a/iasl/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-README for iasl 20061109
-
-REQUIREMENTS
-
-You need to download manually after reading the license
-from http://www.intel.com/technology/iapc/acpi/license2.htm
-
-PRE-INSTALL
-
-POST-INSTALL
-
-PRECAUTION