diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/usbutils b/config/rootfiles/common/usbutils
index 9a30134ce..df25e397d 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/usbutils
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/usbutils
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ usr/bin/lsusb
 usr/bin/lsusb.py
 usr/bin/usb-devices
 usr/bin/usbhid-dump
-#usr/lib/pkgconfig/usbutils.pc
+#usr/share/man/man1/lsusb.py.1
 #usr/share/man/man1/usb-devices.1
 #usr/share/man/man8/lsusb.8
 #usr/share/man/man8/usbhid-dump.8
diff --git a/lfs/usbutils b/lfs/usbutils
index 780b6297a..25653e847 100644
--- a/lfs/usbutils
+++ b/lfs/usbutils
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2023  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2024  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
 #                                                                             #
 # This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify        #
 # it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by        #
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 017
+VER        = 018
+
+# https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/usb/usbutils/
 
 THISAPP    = usbutils-$(VER)
-DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.gz
+DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
 DL_FROM    = $(URL_IPFIRE)
 DIR_APP    = $(DIR_SRC)/$(THISAPP)
 TARGET     = $(DIR_INFO)/$(THISAPP)
@@ -40,7 +42,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 1dc37f50bd214cd1612819c5814e5a6fe01609b21830e40f03c163a1e100f8d041e93defc0981da8a8a2a8c8a07283a09d3e37101e9ae1d61fd2842809ebcc0e
+$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 030f45afd5867ee38c8284a0741d1de63653a98746bfef42281390c5bdefbbb99c318d708e88ea2e28810d519d735da3103fe438befa889fc9b5ae9e21200992
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -71,11 +73,11 @@ $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
 	$(UPDATE_AUTOMAKE)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./autogen.sh
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure	--prefix=/usr \
-					--datadir=/usr/share/hwdata \
-					--disable-zlib
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && meson setup \
+				--prefix=/usr \
+				--datadir=/usr/share/hwdata \
+				builddir/
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && ninja -C builddir/ $(MAKETUNING)
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && ninja -C builddir/ install
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)
 	@$(POSTBUILD)