diff --git a/extra/gmime/PKGBUILD b/extra/gmime/PKGBUILD
index bbbcb8382..1a46bbd2d 100644
--- a/extra/gmime/PKGBUILD
+++ b/extra/gmime/PKGBUILD
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 #  - v7h needs to be built as -O1, workaround for gcc bug
 
 pkgname=gmime
-pkgver=2.6.15
+pkgver=2.6.16
 pkgrel=1
 pkgdesc="Core mime parsing library"
 arch=('i686' 'x86_64')
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ depends=('glib2' 'gpgme' 'zlib')
 makedepends=('gtk-sharp-2')
 options=('!libtool')
 source=(http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/sources/$pkgname/${pkgver%.*}/$pkgname-$pkgver.tar.xz)
-sha256sums=('b4c2a0b99b82063387cd750a38421ebaa0636f339e67984a84371bcb697dc99a')
+sha256sums=('1093c2c9b4644d53b9c2df30042b3c4c2e9141d3e65e299030d227485d95c8af')
 
 build() {
   # get rid of that .wapi errors in fakeroot