diff --git a/network/snort/snort.SlackBuild b/network/snort/snort.SlackBuild
index 7aeee01714..91f2c9e4be 100644
--- a/network/snort/snort.SlackBuild
+++ b/network/snort/snort.SlackBuild
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 # revision date: 2012/09/15
 
 PRGNAM=snort
-VERSION=${VERSION:-2.9.3.1}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-2.9.5.5}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ done
 sed -i "s|\${datadir}/doc/\${PACKAGE}|@docdir@|g" doc/Makefile.in
 
 chown -R root:root .
-find . \
- \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 -o -perm 511 \) \
- -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
- \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) \
- -exec chmod 644 {} \;
+find -L . \
+ \( -perm 777 -o -perm 775 -o -perm 750 -o -perm 711 -o -perm 555 \
+  -o -perm 511 \) -exec chmod 755 {} \; -o \
+ \( -perm 666 -o -perm 664 -o -perm 640 -o -perm 600 -o -perm 444 \
+ -o -perm 440 -o -perm 400 \) -exec chmod 644 {} \;
 
 CFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
 CXXFLAGS="$SLKCFLAGS" \
diff --git a/network/snort/snort.info b/network/snort/snort.info
index 9c43fba3d1..9351874aea 100644
--- a/network/snort/snort.info
+++ b/network/snort/snort.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="snort"
-VERSION="2.9.3.1"
+VERSION="2.9.5.5"
 HOMEPAGE="http://www.snort.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="http://www.nielshorn.net/_download/slackware/source/snort-2.9.3.1.tar.gz"
-MD5SUM="b2102605a7ca023ad6a2429821061c29"
+DOWNLOAD="http://slackware-id.org/files/snort-2.9.5.5.tar.gz"
+MD5SUM="8629c6353d28cb9dad689fbf615151d2"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES="daq"