diff --git a/gnu/packages/w3m.scm b/gnu/packages/w3m.scm
index 14b5994bcf..db23b4d8df 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/w3m.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/w3m.scm
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 ;;; GNU Guix --- Functional package management for GNU
 ;;; Copyright © 2013 Nikita Karetnikov <nikita@karetnikov.org>
-;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
+;;; Copyright © 2016, 2017, 2018 Leo Famulari <leo@famulari.name>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Kei Kebreau <kkebreau@posteo.net>
 ;;; Copyright © 2016 Efraim Flashner <efraim@flashner.co.il>
 ;;;
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ (define-module (gnu packages w3m)
 (define-public w3m
   (package
     (name "w3m")
-    (version "0.5.3+git20170102")
+    (version "0.5.3+git20180125")
     (source (origin
               (method git-fetch)
               ;; Debian's fork of w3m is the only one that is still
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ (define-public w3m
               (file-name (git-file-name name version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "0p8csd49b550q69bk45ncs2y2x48xij7jj11xapp0s8dn1j7kcgx"))))
+                "0dafdfx1yhrvhbqzslkcapj09dvf64m2jadz3wl2icni0k4msq90"))))
     (build-system gnu-build-system)
     (arguments
      '(#:tests? #f  ; no check target