diff --git a/package/samba/samba.mk b/package/samba/samba.mk
index 36be8d07f6..af3e9dfca0 100644
--- a/package/samba/samba.mk
+++ b/package/samba/samba.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # samba
 #
 #############################################################
-SAMBA_VERSION:=3.0.28
+SAMBA_VERSION:=3.0.28a
 SAMBA_SOURCE:=samba-$(SAMBA_VERSION).tar.gz
 SAMBA_SITE:=ftp://us4.samba.org/pub/samba/
 SAMBA_DIR:=$(BUILD_DIR)/samba-$(SAMBA_VERSION)/source