diff --git a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
index 6239a488a1..da3fb1c090 100644
--- a/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
+++ b/gnu/packages/statistics.scm
@@ -3674,13 +3674,13 @@ (define-public r-snow
 (define-public r-sparsem
   (package
     (name "r-sparsem")
-    (version "1.84")
+    (version "1.84-2")
     (source (origin
               (method url-fetch)
               (uri (cran-uri "SparseM" version))
               (sha256
                (base32
-                "05pxj16l1d9smlsn9h3pxcnd49s8l7f6088xvn808pa1f3h9dybn"))))
+                "0rc6x466jhalb6baxxhffmmcpi03nndvvighp696rrvrhsxzv015"))))
     (properties
      `((upstream-name . "SparseM")))
     (native-inputs