diff --git a/templates/libcap/build.diff b/templates/libcap/build.diff
deleted file mode 100644
index b38f5fc4390..00000000000
--- a/templates/libcap/build.diff
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,18 +0,0 @@
---- progs/capsh.c.orig	2009-05-10 19:57:26.897493561 +0200
-+++ progs/capsh.c	2009-05-10 19:57:40.092519179 +0200
-@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
-  * capability manipulations work as expected (or not).
-  */
- 
-+#include <sys/wait.h>
- #include <stdio.h>
- #include <string.h>
- #include <stdlib.h>
-@@ -16,7 +17,6 @@
- #include <sys/capability.h>
- #include <unistd.h>
- #include <errno.h>
--#include <sys/wait.h>
- 
- /* prctl based API for altering character of current process */
- #define PR_GET_KEEPCAPS    7
diff --git a/templates/libcap/template b/templates/libcap/template
index 6e791db2155..86ac417e3c5 100644
--- a/templates/libcap/template
+++ b/templates/libcap/template
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 # Template file for 'libcap'
 pkgname=libcap
-version=2.16
+version=2.17
 distfiles="${KERNEL_SITE}/libs/security/linux-privs/libcap2/$pkgname-$version.tar.bz2"
 build_style=gnu_makefile
 make_install_args="prefix=/usr"
 short_desc="POSIX.1e capabilities library"
 maintainer="Juan RP <xtraeme@gmail.com>"
-checksum=9c5a41a5577d6f702fe4d29e92f91f1d586a2ef272f6b7fa137bae3f0e76cc2f
+checksum=2cab109eed9bd944408c13efed910091479d8770cf9aa1bec4f9b26d9302f5b0
 long_desc="
  libcap is a library for getting and setting POSIX.1e (formerly POSIX 6)
  draft 15 capabilities."