diff --git a/devel/libmagic/Makefile b/devel/libmagic/Makefile
index 2dcabc084dc..d57a6083db5 100644
--- a/devel/libmagic/Makefile
+++ b/devel/libmagic/Makefile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 COMMENT=	library to determine file type
 
-V=		5.43
+V=		5.44
 DISTNAME=	file-${V}
 PKGNAME=	libmagic-${V}
 
diff --git a/devel/libmagic/distinfo b/devel/libmagic/distinfo
index fc0b9da75e6..fd8584a840b 100644
--- a/devel/libmagic/distinfo
+++ b/devel/libmagic/distinfo
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-SHA256 (file-5.43.tar.gz) = jIAV6Rrg6NAyHZTHgjmJLvnbxwxK3gAIwOlYlKv7GZE=
-SIZE (file-5.43.tar.gz) = 1162786
+SHA256 (file-5.44.tar.gz) = N1HH+6jbyDHLjXzIr/IQNUWbjOUVXviwiAon0ChHXzs=
+SIZE (file-5.44.tar.gz) = 1186437