diff --git a/srcpkgs/linux5.4/template b/srcpkgs/linux5.4/template
index f041ff9e951..3120e770082 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/linux5.4/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/linux5.4/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'linux5.4'
 pkgname=linux5.4
-version=5.4.16
+version=5.4.17
 revision=1
 wrksrc="linux-${version}"
 short_desc="Linux kernel and modules (${version%.*} series)"
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ maintainer="Helmut Pozimski <helmut@pozimski.eu>"
 license="GPL-2.0-only"
 homepage="https://www.kernel.org"
 distfiles="https://cdn.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/v5.x/linux-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=911541df2974782062f551ba0a818d7822ec69db4c41e590bcc7422398bada7a
+checksum=945f2bf6af69eed0ac81ef75b571f37ae1e16a9bb8a2ae698a365ee3ec2c74b9
 patch_args="-Np1"
 
 nodebug=yes  # -dbg package is generated below manually
@@ -96,6 +96,7 @@ do_build() {
 	if [ "${_patchver}" ]; then
 		_version="EXTRAVERSION=${_patchver}"
 	fi
+	xbps-alternatives -g tar -s tar
 	export LDFLAGS=
 	make ARCH=$arch ${_version} ${_cross} ${makejobs} prepare
 	make ARCH=$arch ${_version} ${_cross} ${makejobs} ${_args}