diff --git a/srcpkgs/file/template b/srcpkgs/file/template
index 97426c4741b..0b2c0c2c70d 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/file/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/file/template
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 # Template file for 'file'
 pkgname=file
-version=5.42
-revision=1
+reverts="5.42_1"
+version=5.41
+revision=2
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--enable-static $(vopt_enable libseccomp)"
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ maintainer="Enno Boland <gottox@voidlinux.org>"
 license="BSD-2-Clause"
 homepage="https://www.darwinsys.com/file/"
 distfiles="https://astron.com/pub/file/file-${version}.tar.gz"
-checksum=c076fb4d029c74073f15c43361ef572cfb868407d347190ba834af3b1639b0e4
+checksum=13e532c7b364f7d57e23dfeea3147103150cb90593a57af86c10e4f6e411603f
 
 build_options="libseccomp"