diff --git a/package/file/file.hash b/package/file/file.hash
index 2eac7a57e3..2c53af1dce 100644
--- a/package/file/file.hash
+++ b/package/file/file.hash
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # Locally calculated
-sha256 3735381563f69fb4239470b8c51b876a80425348b8285a7cded8b61d6b890eca  file-5.25.tar.gz
+sha256	2ef32b4ec936b0ff7b59a021dce56086a716663b6df1138c7ea597d396bf50cf	file-5.26.tar.gz
diff --git a/package/file/file.mk b/package/file/file.mk
index 4d13547ef7..282b2da080 100644
--- a/package/file/file.mk
+++ b/package/file/file.mk
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-FILE_VERSION = 5.25
+FILE_VERSION = 5.26
 FILE_SITE = ftp://ftp.astron.com/pub/file
 FILE_DEPENDENCIES = host-file zlib
+FILE_CONF_ENV = ac_cv_prog_cc_c99='-std=gnu99'
 FILE_INSTALL_STAGING = YES
 FILE_LICENSE = BSD-2c, one file BSD-4c, one file BSD-3c
 FILE_LICENSE_FILES = COPYING src/mygetopt.h src/vasprintf.c