diff --git a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
index 35601563613..4aafe14d6b7 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/libxml2/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template build file for 'libxml2'.
 pkgname=libxml2
 version=2.9.8
-revision=1
+revision=2
 build_style=gnu-configure
 configure_args="--disable-static --with-threads --with-history --with-icu"
 hostmakedepends="automake libtool gettext-devel pkg-config python-devel"