diff --git a/cross/libpng/Makefile b/cross/libpng/Makefile
index 057c3233b69..1fcdd182f13 100644
--- a/cross/libpng/Makefile
+++ b/cross/libpng/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 PKG_NAME = libpng
-PKG_VERS = 1.6.43
+PKG_VERS = 1.6.44
 PKG_EXT = tar.xz
 PKG_DIST_NAME = $(PKG_NAME)-$(PKG_VERS).$(PKG_EXT)
 PKG_DIST_SITE = https://download.sourceforge.net/libpng
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ DEPENDS = cross/zlib
 
 HOMEPAGE = http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
 COMMENT  = Portable Network Graphics Library
-LICENSE  = http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-LICENSE.txt
+LICENSE  = PNG Reference Library License version 2 (http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/src/libpng-LICENSE.txt)
 
 CMAKE_ARGS += -DPNG_STATIC=OFF
+CMAKE_ARGS += -DPNG_TOOLS=OFF
+CMAKE_ARGS += -DPNG_TESTS=OFF
+
 ADDITIONAL_CFLAGS = -O -lm
 
 include ../../mk/spksrc.cross-cmake.mk
diff --git a/cross/libpng/PLIST b/cross/libpng/PLIST
index 643c3bc0f6d..02662fcfdc0 100644
--- a/cross/libpng/PLIST
+++ b/cross/libpng/PLIST
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
+lnk:lib/libpng.so
 lnk:lib/libpng16.so
 lnk:lib/libpng16.so.16
-lib:lib/libpng16.so.16.43.0
-lnk:lib/libpng.so
+lib:lib/libpng16.so.16.44.0
diff --git a/cross/libpng/digests b/cross/libpng/digests
index cb706b0ea21..e6bb73dda84 100644
--- a/cross/libpng/digests
+++ b/cross/libpng/digests
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-libpng-1.6.43.tar.xz SHA1 ad9f087b73acf01e2c252920810b005ee69d3e0e
-libpng-1.6.43.tar.xz SHA256 6a5ca0652392a2d7c9db2ae5b40210843c0bbc081cbd410825ab00cc59f14a6c
-libpng-1.6.43.tar.xz MD5 22b8362d16c3724eba9c1fb8d187320a
+libpng-1.6.44.tar.xz SHA1 3aaea393b33f9cd3b36661ffb0c56b443f643c42
+libpng-1.6.44.tar.xz SHA256 60c4da1d5b7f0aa8d158da48e8f8afa9773c1c8baa5d21974df61f1886b8ce8e
+libpng-1.6.44.tar.xz MD5 e40b61660dcc807e1bcc4df9de8389ce