diff --git a/common/shlibs b/common/shlibs
index 57ab7643666..6d015301db7 100644
--- a/common/shlibs
+++ b/common/shlibs
@@ -3580,7 +3580,7 @@ libgaminggear.so.0 libgaminggear-0.15.1_1
 libgaminggearfx.so.0 libgaminggear-0.15.1_1
 libgaminggearwidget.so.0 libgaminggear-0.15.1_1
 libopkg.so.1 libopkg-0.4.4_2
-libpkgconf.so.3 libpkgconf-1.8.0_1
+libpkgconf.so.4 libpkgconf-1.9.3_1
 libkodiplatform.so.19.0 kodi-platform-20180302_1
 libQuotient.so.0.6 libQuotient-0.6.11_1
 libipset.so.13 libipset-7.9_1
diff --git a/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template b/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template
index dc020f56200..fddc85fa180 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/pkgconf/template
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Template file for 'pkgconf'
 pkgname=pkgconf
-version=1.8.0
+version=1.9.3
 revision=1
 bootstrap=yes
 build_style=gnu-configure # cmake and meson also available
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ license="MIT"
 homepage="http://pkgconf.org/"
 changelog="https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pkgconf/pkgconf/master/NEWS"
 distfiles="https://distfiles.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/pkgconf-${version}.tar.xz"
-checksum=ef9c7e61822b7cb8356e6e9e1dca58d9556f3200d78acab35e4347e9d4c2bbaf
+checksum=5fb355b487d54fb6d341e4f18d4e2f7e813a6622cf03a9e87affa6a40565699d
 
 alternatives="
  pkg-config:pkg-config:/usr/bin/pkgconf