diff --git a/package/liburcu/liburcu.mk b/package/liburcu/liburcu.mk
index a586382cf6..44b640d6fe 100644
--- a/package/liburcu/liburcu.mk
+++ b/package/liburcu/liburcu.mk
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 #
 ################################################################################
 
-LIBURCU_VERSION = 0.7.7
+LIBURCU_VERSION = 0.8.3
 LIBURCU_SITE    = http://lttng.org/files/urcu/
 LIBURCU_SOURCE  = userspace-rcu-$(LIBURCU_VERSION).tar.bz2
-LIBURCU_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+ for the library; MIT-like license for few source files listed in LICENSE
-LIBURCU_LICENSE_FILES = lgpl-2.1.txt lgpl-relicensing.txt LICENSE
+LIBURCU_LICENSE = LGPLv2.1+ for the library; MIT-like license for few source files listed in LICENSE; GPLv2+ for test; GPLv3 for few *.m4 files
+LIBURCU_LICENSE_FILES = lgpl-2.1.txt lgpl-relicensing.txt gpl-2.0.txt LICENSE
 
 LIBURCU_INSTALL_STAGING = YES