diff --git a/package/expat/expat.mk b/package/expat/expat.mk
index 03d2b1c4..b9ff249f 100644
--- a/package/expat/expat.mk
+++ b/package/expat/expat.mk
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-EXPAT_VERSION = 2.2.9
+EXPAT_VERSION = 2.4.1
 EXPAT_DIR = expat-$(EXPAT_VERSION)
 EXPAT_SOURCE = expat-$(EXPAT_VERSION).tar.bz2
 EXPAT_SITE = https://sourceforge.net/projects/expat/files/expat/$(EXPAT_VERSION)
@@ -16,6 +16,12 @@ EXPAT_CONF_OPTS = \
 	--without-xmlwf \
 	--without-docbook
 
+define EXPAT_TARGET_CLEANUP
+	$(TARGET_RM) $(TARGET_libdir)/cmake
+endef
+EXPAT_TARGET_FINALIZE_HOOKS += EXPAT_TARGET_CLEANUP
+
+
 expat: | $(TARGET_DIR)
 	$(call autotools-package)
 
diff --git a/package/expat/patches/expat-libtool-tag.patch b/package/expat/patches/expat-libtool-tag.patch
index a7f6454c..e69306bd 100644
--- a/package/expat/patches/expat-libtool-tag.patch
+++ b/package/expat/patches/expat-libtool-tag.patch
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ diff --git a/Makefile.in b/Makefile.in
 index 9560a95..d444bd6 100644
 --- a/Makefile.in
 +++ b/Makefile.in
-@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ LIBCURRENT = @LIBCURRENT@
+@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ LIBCURRENT = @LIBCURRENT@
  LIBOBJS = @LIBOBJS@
  LIBREVISION = @LIBREVISION@
  LIBS = @LIBS@