diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index f3be44e..2f158e6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ KERNEL_MIRROR     = ftp://ftp.kernel.org
 KERNEL_VERSION    = 2.6.29.4
 KERNEL_PATCHES    =
 BB_VERSION        = 1.14.1
-SYSLINUX_VERSION  = 3.80
+SYSLINUX_VERSION  = 3.81
 SQUASHFS_VERSION  = 4.0
 PORTS_DIR         = $(PWD)/ports
 FAKE_ROOT_DIR     = $(PWD)/tmp/fake_root