diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-avr32-asm-optimizations.patch.avr32 b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-avr32-asm-optimizations.patch.avr32
similarity index 100%
rename from package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-avr32-asm-optimizations.patch.avr32
rename to package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-avr32-asm-optimizations.patch.avr32
diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-do-not-build-docs.patch b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-do-not-build-docs.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-do-not-build-docs.patch
rename to package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-do-not-build-docs.patch
diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-dont-force-large-file.patch b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-dont-force-large-file.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-dont-force-large-file.patch
rename to package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-dont-force-large-file.patch
diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-uclibc-susv3-legacy.patch b/package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-uclibc-susv3-legacy.patch
similarity index 100%
rename from package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8g-uclibc-susv3-legacy.patch
rename to package/openssl/openssl-0.9.8j-uclibc-susv3-legacy.patch
diff --git a/package/openssl/openssl.mk b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
index 5e607fc907..79ba284366 100644
--- a/package/openssl/openssl.mk
+++ b/package/openssl/openssl.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # openssl
 #
 #############################################################
-OPENSSL_VERSION:=0.9.8g
+OPENSSL_VERSION:=0.9.8j
 OPENSSL_SITE:=http://www.openssl.org/source
 
 OPENSSL_TARGET_ARCH=generic32