diff --git a/config/rootfiles/common/sysstat b/config/rootfiles/common/sysstat
index b2cb2277b..acf034b1d 100644
--- a/config/rootfiles/common/sysstat
+++ b/config/rootfiles/common/sysstat
@@ -11,12 +11,12 @@ usr/bin/sar
 usr/lib/sa/sa1
 usr/lib/sa/sa2
 usr/lib/sa/sadc
-#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.6
-#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.6/CHANGES
-#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.6/COPYING
-#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.6/CREDITS
-#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.6/FAQ.md
-#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.6/README.md
+#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.9
+#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.9/CHANGES
+#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.9/COPYING
+#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.9/CREDITS
+#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.9/FAQ.md
+#usr/share/doc/sysstat-12.7.9/README.md
 #usr/share/locale/af/LC_MESSAGES/sysstat.mo
 #usr/share/locale/be/LC_MESSAGES/sysstat.mo
 #usr/share/locale/cs/LC_MESSAGES/sysstat.mo
diff --git a/lfs/sysstat b/lfs/sysstat
index 788712375..ea7f0d665 100644
--- a/lfs/sysstat
+++ b/lfs/sysstat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ###############################################################################
 #                                                                             #
 # IPFire.org - A linux based firewall                                         #
-# Copyright (C) 2007-2024  IPFire Team  <info@ipfire.org>                     #
+# Copyright (C) 2007-2026  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        #
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 
 include Config
 
-VER        = 12.7.6
+VER        = 12.7.9
 
 THISAPP    = sysstat-$(VER)
 DL_FILE    = $(THISAPP).tar.xz
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ objects = $(DL_FILE)
 
 $(DL_FILE) = $(DL_FROM)/$(DL_FILE)
 
-$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 5cb015dfad2b26a922862416d779ac26df18df0b4689ae1ad1b9f3dc3922dd577741bf019ebc979154d7bc708dbb7e9d21ce4c2e2c2a4896badf3847c06e82a7
+$(DL_FILE)_BLAKE2 = 8bbe38b98d85c8193578b8f5f5bb5d6296564e16d5af793d4bae4ed2b5de44b041e2651d247b612910ac8d033574a2e7f651b0f4dfacbcae1dc2146ecebd6094
 
 install : $(TARGET)
 
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ $(subst %,%_BLAKE2,$(objects)) :
 $(TARGET) : $(patsubst %,$(DIR_DL)/%,$(objects))
 	@$(PREBUILD)
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP) && cd $(DIR_SRC) && tar axf $(DIR_DL)/$(DL_FILE)
-	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure --prefix=/usr
+	cd $(DIR_APP) && ./configure \
+				--prefix=/usr
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make $(MAKETUNING)
 	cd $(DIR_APP) && make install
 	@rm -rf $(DIR_APP)